1st Manchurian Army

The 1st Manchurian Army (Russian: 1-я Маньчжурская армия / 1 МА) was a field army of the Russian Empire that was established in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War, for the purposes of operating in the Manchuria region against Japan. It was one of the three such armies that were created and was involved in every major engagement.

1st Manchurian Army
Active28 October 1904 – 12 February 1906
Country Russian Empire
TypeArmy
EngagementsRusso-Japanese War
Battle of Mukden
Battle of Sandepu
Commanders
Notable
commanders		See list
Insignia
Abbreviation1 MA

History

It was formed in October–November 1904, from the basis of the Manchurian Army that had existed until September of that year, which had been dissolved after the Battle of Liaoyang. The previous "Manchurian Army" was a term that encompassed all units of the Russian Imperial Army formations operating in the region against the Imperial Japanese Army. It consisted of the following formations: 1st Siberian Army Corps primarily as the southern detachment and the 3rd Siberian Army Corps primarily as the eastern. In September 1904, that army was officially disbanded by order of Emperor Nicholas II and replaced by the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Manchurian Armies.[1]

Order of battle

The 1st Manchurian Army consisted of the following units, as of January 1905.[2]

Commanders

The formation was commanded by the following officers until its dissolution.[1]

1st Manchurian Army
FromCommanderPreviously
28 October 1904General of Infantry Nikolai LinevichManchurian Army
15 March 1905General of Infantry Alexei KuropatkinWar Ministry

Chief of Staff
  • 28.10.1904-17.03.1905 : Lieutenant-General V. I. Kharkevich.
  • 24.03.1905-18.04.1906 : Lieutenant General Aleksei Evert.

References

Notes
  1. Kowner (2009), pp. 220–221
  2. Russian Army of Manchuria. US Army Combined Arms Center.

Books
  • Kowner, Rotem (2009). The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810868415.
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