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5th Siberian Army Corps
The 5th Siberian Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. The formation was formed, in 1904, from the 54th reserve brigade of the Kazan Military District, deployed in a corps consisting of two divisions during the Russian-Japanese war of 1904–1905. The corps staff was formed on the basis of the headquarters of the 54th reserve brigade. The corps divisions received numbers 54th and 71st infantry. In 1910 it was re-formed. Composition 1904: * 54th Infantry Division * 71st Infantry Division 1914: * 3rd Siberian Rifle Division *6th Siberian Rifle Division Part of * Amur Military District: 1904–06.1914 *1st Army: 10.1914 – 01.1915 * 2nd Army: 02.1915 – 09.1915 * 4th Army: 09.1915 – 02.1916 * 12th Army: 03.1916 – 04.1916 * 6th Army: 04.1916 – 05.1916 * 8th Army: 06.1916 – 07.1916 * 11th Army: 07.1916 – 1917 Commanders *01.1904-05.1906: Leonid Dembowsky *06.1910-07.1911: Nikolai Podvalnyuk *09.1911-12.1913: Pavel Savvich *12.1913-02.1914: Arkady Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Coat Of Arms Of The 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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian 2nd Army (2-я армия, ''2А'') was an army-level command of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I. It was formed just prior to the outbreak of hostilities from the units of Warsaw Military District and was mobilized in August 1914. The army was effectively destroyed at Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914. However, it was rebuilt soon thereafter and fought until almost the end of the war. Organization *Field headquarters (''2A'' staff) **Headquarters of the ''2A'' artillery inspector **2nd Army Aviation Detachment of the Imperial Russian Air Service The field headquarters of the 2nd Army was formed from the staff of the Warsaw Military District in July 1914. Towards the end of 1917, the staff was based in Slutsk, Belarus. It was dissolved in early 1918. In the beginning of World War I, the army included the 1st, VI, XIII, XV and XXIII army corps. Near the end of 1917, the army included: *Grenadier Corps *IX Army Corps ** 5th Infantry Division ** 42nd Infa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Todorsky
Alexander Ivanovich Todorsky (8 September 1894 – 27 August 1965) was a Soviet general and komkor (corps commander). He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent Civil War. Biography With the outbreak of the First World War, he volunteered for the army. He rose to the rank of captain. After the February Revolution, he was elected chairman of the regimental committee, and from November 1917 as the commander of the 5th Siberian Army Corps. In October 1920, in he fought against the rebels in Dagestan and in 1923, Todorsky was sent to Turkestan to fight the Basmachi at the head of the 13th Rifle Corps. In 1927, he was a graduate of the Frunze Military Academy. Between 1934-1936, he was the head of the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and between 1936-1938, of the Directorate of Higher Military Educational Institutions of the Red Army. In the summer of 1937, his wife was arrested n what charges? then his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Savvich
Pavel Serg. Savvich (Russian, Павел Сергеевич Саввич, 15 February 1857 – 1917) was an Imperial Russian regimental, division and corps commander. He served twice as governor of Kiev Governorate in modern-day Ukraine. Awards *Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, 1877 *Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class, 1878 *Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1879 *Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1879 *Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1885 *Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class, 1894 *Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1896 *Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1902 *Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1907 *Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1911 *Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire) The Imperial Order of the White Eagle (russian: О́рден Бе́лого Орла́) was an Imperial Russian Order based on the Polish honor. Emperor Nicholas I of Russia established the award in 1831 as the ''Imperial and Royal Ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonid Dembowsky
Leonid Matveyevich Dembowsky (July 11, 1838 – 1908) - Russian infantry general (12/06/1906), director of the Pavlovsky military school, participant in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. Biography Born in the family of a college adviser Matvey Egorovich Dembovsky. He graduated from the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps (1857) and the Academy of the General Staff (1862, 1st rank). Released to the 12th Astrakhan Grenadier Regiment: company commander, battalion. From June 25, 1871 to April 16, 1872 - Art. adjutant of the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division, from 05/06, 1872 to April 13, 1875 - st. adjutant of the headquarters of the Kharkov Military District, from June 13, 1875 - head officer for assignments at the headquarters of the Kharkov Military District. From October 15, 1876, chief of staff of the 22nd Infantry Division, from May 8, 1879, chief of staff of local troops of the St. Petersburg Military District, from October 19, 1881 - head officer for commissions at the headqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian 11th Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war. Field management was established in October 1914. The unit fought on the Southwestern Front during the entire war. Commanders * 21.10.1914 – 05.04.1915 — General of Infantry Andrey Selivanov * 05.04.1915 – 19.10.1915 — General of Infantry Dmitry Shcherbachev * 19.10. 1915 – 25.10.1916 — General of Infantry Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov * 25.10.1916 – 20.12.1916 — General of Infantry Vladislav Klembovsky * 20.12.1916 – 05.04.1917 — General of Infantry Dimitri Bałanin * 15.04.1917 – 21.05.1917 — Lieutenant-General Aleksei Gutor * 25.05.1917 – 04.06.1917 — General of Infantry Ivan Fiedotov * 04.06.1917 – 09.07.1917 — General of Cavalry Ivan Erdélyi * 29.04.1917 – 09.09.1917 — General of Infantry Pyotr Baluyev * 19.07.1917 – 29.08.1917 — Lieutenant-General Fiodor Rerberg * 09.09.1917 – 01.12.1917 — Lieutenant-General Mikhail Promtov Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian Eight Army (8-я армия, ''8А'') was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war. Field management was established in July 1914 at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District. The unit was disbanded in the beginning of 1918. At the beginning of the war the 8th Army was composed of the VII, VIII, XII, XXIV Army Corps. Military Fronts in which the 8th Army participated * Southwestern Front (July 1914 - August 1917) * Romanian Front (August 1917 - the beginning of 1918) Commanders * 28.07.1914 – 17.03.1916 — General of Cavalry Aleksei Brusilov * 23.03.1916 – 29.04.1917 — General of Cavalry Alexey Kaledin * 29.04.1917 – 10.07.1917 — General of Infantry Lavr Kornilov * 11.07.1917 – 25.07.1917 — Lieutenant-General Vladimir Cheremisov * 30.07.1917 – 17.10.1917 — Lieutenant-General Michai Sokownin * 18.10.1917 – 21.12.1917 — Lieutenant-General Mykola Yunakiv See also * List of Russian armies in World War I * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian Sixth Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war. The 6th Army Field Headquarters was established in July 1914 at the Saint Petersburg Military District. The task of the Army between July 1914 and December 1916 was to defend the coasts of the Baltic and White Sea, and the approaches to St. Petersburg. In August 1915, it became part of the newly formed Northern Front. With the creation of the Romanian Front in December 1916, the staff was transferred to the Danube Army in Romania, which was renamed the 6th Army. The old 6th Army units became part of the Northern Front. Commanders * 1912-09-01 – 1914-08-26 — General of Infantry Alexander Blagoveshchensky * 1914-08-26 – 1915-06-21 — General of Artillery Konstantin Fan-der-Flit * 1915-06-30 – 1915-08-18 — General of Infantry Nikolai Ruzsky * 1915-08-20 – 1916-03-20 — General of Infantry Aleksiej Czurin * 1916-03-20 – 1916-12-12 — General of Infantry Vladimir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Army (Russian Empire)
The 12th Army was a field army of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I that fought on the Eastern Front. Its field headquarters was established in January 1915. In August 1915, the entire staff of the 12th Army was replaced by that of the 13th Army, which itself ceased to exist. The unit was assigned to the Northwestern Front and later to the Northern Front, being disbanded by the end of 1917. Commanders From 29 December 1917 to April 1918, the 12th Army was nominally commanded by a board of: * D. K. Guntsadze * S. M. Nakhimson * Organisation At the end of the war, the field army included: * Field Staff * 13th Army Corps * 43rd Army Corps * 49th Army Corps * 2nd Siberian Army Corps * 6th Siberian Army Corps * 12th Army mobile air base See also *List of Russian armies in World War I *List of Imperial Russian Army formations and units This article lists Imperial Russian Army formations and units in 1914 prior to World War I mobilisation for the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian Fourth Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front. Composition At the beginning of the war, the army consisted of: *Field Office (HQ 4th Army) (formed on August 2, 1914 at the headquarters of the Kazan Military District) *Grenadier Corps * 14th Army Corps * 16th Army Corps * 3rd Caucasian Corps (transferred from Third Army) At the end of 1917: * 8th Army Corps Deployment * Southwestern Front (August 1914 – June 1915) *Northwestern Front (June–August 1915) * Western Front (August 1915 – October 1916) *Romanian Front (December 1916 – early 1918) Commanders *19.07.1914 – 22.08.1914 - General of Infantry Baron Anton von Saltza *22.08.1914 – 20.08.1915 - General of Infantry Alexei Evert *30.08.1915 – 21.11.1917 - General of Infantry Alexander Ragoza See also *List of Imperial Russian Army formations and units This article lists Imperial Russian Army formations and units in 1914 prior to World War I mobilisation for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Army (Russian Empire)
The 1st Army (russian: 1-я армия, translit=1А) was an army-level command of the Russian Imperial Army created during World War I. The First Army, commanded by General Paul von Rennenkampf, invaded East Prussia at the outbreak of war in 1914 along with the Second Army commanded by General Alexander Samsonov. After declaring war on the German Empire, the Russian Empire had been able to mobilize very quickly. All Russian forces were put under the command of Grand Duke Nikolai and his Quartermaster General Yuri Danilov. The invading forces made a determined and speedy attack on East Prussia. However, the First and Second Armies were stopped by the German Eighth Army, led by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his chief of staff, General Erich Ludendorff. The German and Russian armies met at Tannenberg, where the Second Army was encircled and suffered complete destruction. Both the First and Second Armies suffered terrible casualties in one of the most comprehensive G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
