The 3rd Caucasus Cossack Division () was a
cavalry
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division of the
Imperial Russian Army
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during
World War I
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. It was part of the
3rd Caucasus Army Corps.
Organization
* 1st Brigade
* 2nd Brigade
Commanders
* 1910–1917: Pavel Helmickij
* 1917: Sergei Ivanovich Odintsov
Chiefs of Staff
* 1910–1912: Aseev, Mikhail Vasil'evich
* 1912–1915: Sergei Ivanovich Odintsov
* Kosyakov, Victor Antonovich
* 1915–1917: Lazarev, Boris Petrovich
Commanders of the 1st Brigade
* 1910–1914: Fisenko, Nikolay Ivanovich
* 1915: Marganija, Malahij Kvadzhievich
* 1916:
Safarbek Malsagov
Safarbek Malsagov (1868–1944) was a Russian general. He was born in what is now the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. After the end of the Russian Civil War, he went into exile in Poland.
Awards
*Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class
*Order of Sa ...
Commanders of the 2nd Brigade
* 1913–1916: Fyodor Petrovich Filimonov
External links
Страница на Regiment.ru
Cavalry divisions of the Russian Empire
Cossack military units and formations
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