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2nd Guards Corps (Russian Empire)
The 2nd Guards Corps was a formation of the Imperial Russian Army that saw service in World War I. It was founded in November 1915 and disbanded in early 1918. Composition It participated in military operations on the South-Western (1915 - November 1916, April 1917 - 1918) and Western (November 1916 - April 1917) fronts. Commanders *12/08/1915 - 05/27/1916 - General of Infantry Vladimir Apollonovich Olokhov *05/27/1916 - 04/02/1917 - Lieutenant General 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 ... *04/02/1917 - 04/29/1917 - Major General Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky (acting) *04/29/1917 - 08/19/1917 - Lieutenant General Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky *08/25/1917 - 04/1918 - Lieutenant General Vsevolod Vladimirovich Chernavin References Русская ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks). Precursors: Regiments of the New Order Russian tsars before Peter the Great maintained professional hereditary musketeer corps known as '' streltsy''. These were originally raised by Ivan the Terrible; originally an effective force, they had become highly unreliable and undisciplined. In times of war the armed forces were augmented by peasants. The regiments of the new order, or regiments of the foreign order (''Полки нового строя'' or ''Полки иноземного строя'', ''Polki novovo (inozemnovo) stroya''), was the Russian term that was used to describe military units that were formed in the Tsardom of Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)
The Southwestern Front (russian: Юго-Западный фронт) was an army group of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. During the conflict it was responsible for managing operations along a front line that stretched 615 kilometers, from what is now southern Belarus to northern Romania, and took part in such operations as the Battle of Galicia and the Brusilov Offensive. It was established in August 1914 and lasted throughout the war until the unrest caused by the Russian Revolution, at which point it was demobilized along with the rest of the Russian Army in early 1918. In total some two million troops had been under its command. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Front (Russian Empire)
The Western Front (russian: Западный фронт) was an army group in the armed forces of the Russian Empire during the First World War. It was established in August 1915 when the Northwestern Front was split into the Northern Front and Western Front, and was disbanded in 1918. From the time of its formation until the final year of its existence, the Western Front's field headquarters was in Smolensk, but it was later moved to Minsk. Composition * Field Headquarters * 1st Army (August 1915 - April 1916) * 2nd Army (August 1915 - the beginning of 1918) *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Apollonovich Olokhov
Vladimir Apollonovich Olokhov (21 January 1857 - 14 December 1920) was a Russian military leader, hero of the First World War, general from infantry. Biography Orthodox. From the nobles of the Livonia province. The son of Major General Apollon Alekseevich Olokhov (1815-1866). He graduated from the 2nd St. Petersburg Military Gymnasium (1873) and the Mikhailovsky Artillery School (1876), from which he was released as second lieutenant to the 3rd Guards and Grenadier Artillery Brigade. Ranks: lieutenant (1877), lieutenant of the guard (1878), lieutenant (1882), staff captain of the guard with renaming as captain of the General Staff (1882), lieutenant colonel (1889), colonel (for distinction, 1893), major general (for distinction, 1903), lieutenant general (for distinction, 1909), general from infantry (1915). He participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878, for the difference in which he had three military orders. After the war, he was transferred to the second artil ... [...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] |
Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky
Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky (; November 13, 1867 – 1920) was a Russian commander, participant in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, Lieutenant General (April 29, 1917), and participant in the White Movement during the Civil War (1918-1920). He was Cavalier of the Order of St. George 3rd and 4th degree. Biography Family Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky was born to into the noble family of the Viranovsky: His Father was Colonel Nikolai Antonovich Viranovsky (1816-1896) who was a member of the Defense of Sevastopol in 1854–1855, his Mother was Alexandra Vasilyevna, née Belokon . He had five Brothers: Alexander (born in 1857), Nikolai (born in 1859), Ivan (born in 1861), Konstantin (born in 1866), Peter (1872–1940) and three sisters: Elizabeth (born in 1863), Natalia (1869-1917) and Maria (born in 1870). He was married to Elena Arturovna, née Luix, daughter of a Belgian citizen. They had three sons: Boris (1893-1968), George (1896-1926) and Nikolai (1910-1985). Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corps Of The Russian Empire
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies greatly, but from two to five divisions and anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000 are the numbers stated by the US Department of Defense. Within military terminology a corps may be: *an operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more divisions, such as the , later known as ("First Corps") of Napoleon I's ); *an administrative corps (or mustering) – that is a specialized branch of a military service (such as an artillery corps, a medical corps, or a force of military police) or; *in some cases, a distinct service within a national military (such as the United States Marine Corps). These usages often overlap. Corps may also be a generic term for a non-military organization, such as the US Peace Corps and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Established In 1915
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Disestablished In 1918
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
