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2nd Guards Cavalry Division
The 2nd Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards light cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army. Organisation 1857–1918: *1st Cavalry Brigade **Horse Grenadier Life-Guards Regiment **Her Majesty's Lancer Guards Regiment *2nd Cavalry Brigade ** Dragoon Guards Regiment ** His Majesty's Hussar Guards Regiment) *2nd Division Life-Guards Horse Artillery Commanders *1882–1884: Aleksandr Puzyrevskii *1886–1890: Victor Fedorovitch Winberg *1901–1905: Georgi Skalon *1906–1909: Aleksei Brusilov *1912-1914: Georgy Ottonovich Rauch Commanders of the 1st Brigade *1913–1914: Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky Commanders of the 2nd Brigade *1873–1874: Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov *1896–1898: Sergei Vasilchikov Chiefs of Staff *1866–1875: Kazimir Vasilevich Levitsky *1902: Andrei Zayonchkovski *1909—1914 : Afrikan P. Bogaewsky Afrikan Petrovich Bogaewsky ( rus, Африка́н Петро́вич Богае́вский), 8 January 1873, in Stanitsa Kamenskaya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Coat Of Arms Of Russian Empire
Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor * Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier * Edmund Lesser (1852–1918), German dermatologist * Erik Lesser (born 1988), German biathlete * Gabriele Lesser (born 1960), German historian and journalist * George Lesser, American musician * Gerald S. Lesser (1926–2010), American psychologist * Henry Lesser (born 1963), German footballer * J Lesser (born 1970), American musician * Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor * Louis Lesser (born 1916), American real estate developer * Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician * Mike Lesser (born 1943), British mathematical philosopher and political activist * Milton Lesser or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author * Norman Lesser (1902–1985), Anglican bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Puzyrevskii
Aleksandr Puzyrevskii (russian: Александр Казимирович Пузыревский; 3 October 1845, in the Bessarabia Governorate 10 May 1904, in Warsaw) was a Russian General of the Infantry. Puzyrevskii distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), subsequently becoming a professor at the General Staff Academy and Chief of Staff of the Warsaw Military District. In parallel he wrote articles on military history and led efforts in the improvement of education among Russian military officers. Biography Aleksandr Puzyrevskii was born on 3 October 1845, in the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. His father Kazimir served as a colonel in the imperial military. On 12 June 1863, he graduated from the 1st Cadet Corps in the rank of praporshchik. He was then assigned to the 10th battery of the 5th Horse Artillery–Brigade, taking part in the suppression of the January Uprising in Poland. On 30 September 1870, he enrolled into the General Staff Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalry Divisions Of The Russian Empire
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening, and skirmishing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies. An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations depending on era and tactics, such as cavalryman, horseman, trooper, cataphract, knight, hussar, uhlan, mamluk, cuirassier, lancer, dragoon, or horse archer. The designation of ''cavalry'' was not usually given to any military forces that used other animals for mounts, such as camels or elephants. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the early 17th to the early 18th century as '' dragoons'', a class of mounted infantry which in most armies later evolved into standard cavalry while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Imperial Guard
The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (russian: Лейб-гвардия ''Leyb-gvardiya'', from German ''Leib'' "body"; cf. Life Guards / Bodyguard) were military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia. Peter the Great founded the first such units following the Prussian practice in 1683, to replace the politically motivated Streltsy. The Imperial Guard subsequently increased in size and diversity to become an elite corps of all branches within the Imperial Army rather than Household troops in direct attendance on the Tsar. Numerous links were however maintained with the Imperial family and the bulk of the regiments of the Imperial Guard were stationed in and around Saint Petersburg in peacetime. The Imperial Guard was disbanded in 1917 following the Russian Revolution. History Peter the Great first established the two senior units of the eventual Imperial Guard, the Preobrazhensky and Semyonovsky infantry regiments. Peter formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Zayonchkovski
Andrei Medardovich Zayonchkovsky (russian: Андре́й Меда́рдович Зайончко́вский) ( – 22 March 1926) commanded the defence of the Romanian-Bulgarian border in Dobruja upon Romania's entry into World War I in August 1916. Biography After graduation from the Nicholas School of Military Engineering (Nikolaevskoe Inzhenernoe Uchilishche) in 1882, Zayonchkovsky served in the 5th Sapper Battalion. In 1888 he graduated from the General Staff Academy and served in various staff positions. During the Russo-Japanese War he commanded the 85th Vyborg Infantry Regiment and the 2nd brigade of the 3rd Siberian Infantry Division. During World War I Zayonchkovsky commanded first the 30th Army Corps. Following Romania's entry into the war on 27 August 1916, he commanded the Russian-Romanian Dobruja Army in charge of defending Dobruja against the Central Powers. He was relieved by general Dmitry Shcherbachev in April 1917 and was in retirement by the time of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimir Vasilevich Levitsky
Kazimir Vasilyevich Levitsky (February 1835 – November 22, 1890) was an Imperial Russian general and division commander. He took part in the war against the Ottoman Empire. Awards * Order of Saint George, 4th degree, 1877 * Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1877 *Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1878 * Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1883 * Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire) Sources * Некрологи: «Новости», 1890 г., № 1890; «Новое время», 1890 г., № 5295. * ''Витмер А. Н.'' Генерал Левицкий. СПб., 1912. * * ''Газенкампф М. А.'' Мой дневник 1877—78 гг. СПб., 1907. * ''Гейсман П. А.'' Генерал К. В. Левицкий в 1877—78 гг. // «Русский инвалид», 1913, № 134. * ''Глиноецкий Н. П.'' Исторический очерк Николаевской академии Генерального штаба. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Vasilchikov
Sergei Illarionovich Vasilchikov (9 September 1849 – 27 August 1926) was an Imperial Russian division commander. He was born in Kiev in modern-day Ukraine. He was the son of Imperial Russian general Illarion Illarionovich Vasilchikov. He fought in the war against the Ottoman Empire. He was promoted to major general in 1891 and lieutenant general in 1899. He was the father of Hilarion Vassilchikov. After the October Revolution, he went into exile. Awards *Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1874 *Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1877 *Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1878 *Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class *Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1888 *Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1894 *Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1896 *Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1904 *Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), 1906 *Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov
Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov (russian: Илларио́н Ива́нович Воронцов-Дашков; 27 May 1837 – 15 January 1916) was a notable representative of the Vorontsov family. He served as Minister of Imperial Properties in 1881-97 and the Governor-General of the Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917) in 1905–15. Career Illarion Vorontsov was born on 27 May 1837 in Saint Petersburg. He took part in the conquest of Central Asia in the 1860s and was appointed Major General in 1866. He was in charge of the Hussar regiment of the Leub Guard in 1867–74. He was on friendly terms with the future Alexander III of Russia and, following Alexander's father's assassination, established a counter-revolutionary squad, or "holy druzhina", whose members included Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev, and Mikhail Katkov. Alexander III put Vorontsov-Dashkov in charge of the imperial court and made him Full General of Cavalry. He also was made resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky
Prince (Knyaz) Sergei Konstantinovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (russian: Сергей Константинович Белосельский-Белозерский) (1867–1951) was a Russian aristocrat, general and member of the International Olympic Committee. Early life Prince Sergei was a member of the Belosselsky-Belozersky family and was in 1916 one of the largest landowners in Russia. He was the son of general Konstantin Esperovich Belosselsky-Belozersky (1843–1920) and the former Nadezhna Dmitrovna Skobeleva (1847–1820), the sister of general Mikhail Skobelev. Career Sergei graduated from the Imperial Cadet Corps in 1887 and was gazetted as a cornet in the Life Guards. He was attached to the Russian embassies in Berlin and Paris. He left military service in 1894 but returned in 1895. between 1896 and 1905 he served as '' aide-de-camp'' to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia. From 1908, he commanded the 3rd Novorossiysk dragoon regiment and from 1913, the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgy Ottonovich Rauch
Georgy may refer to: *Georgy (given name) *Diminituve for Georgina *Georgy, the protagonist in ''Georgy Girl'' novel, film, and song * ''Georgy'' (musical), a musical from the novel ''Georgy Girl'' See also *Georgi (other) *Georgiy Georgy (; russian: Георгий, Georgiy; bg, Георги, Georgi) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Georgios. It corresponds to the English name George. The name Georgi is the most used masculine name in Bulgaria an ..., a given name * Georgii (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Brusilov
Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov ( rus, Алексе́й Алексе́евич Бруси́лов, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ brʊˈsʲiɫəf; – 17 March 1926) was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov Offensive, which was his greatest achievement. The innovative and relatively successful tactics used were later copied by the Germans. Born into the aristocracy to a father who was also a general, Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer, but by 1914 he realized that cavalry was obsolete in the new style of warfare because of its vulnerability to machine gun and artillery. Historians portray him as the only First World War Russian general capable of winning major battles. However, his heavy casualties seriously weakened the Russian army, which was unable to replace its losses. Despite his prominent role in the Imperial Russian Army, he sided with the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
