1st Siberian Army Corps

The 1st Siberian Army Corps was an elite unit of the Imperial Russian Army. It was raised in May 1900 and disbanded in August 1918.

1st Siberian Army Corps
ActiveMay 1900 – Aug 1918　
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
TypeInfantry
RoleCorps
EngagementsRusso-Japanese War

World War I

History

The 1st Siberian Army Corps was raised in May 1900 under the command of Lieutenant General Nikolai Linevich and was one of the two most engaged Russian corps during the Russo-Japanese War.[1] It took part in the battle of Telissu, the battle of Tashihchiao, the battle of Liaoyang, the battle of Sandepu and the battle of Mukden.[2]

It also took part in World War I. Its last major action was at the Battle of Galați.

Organization

1904
  • 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Lieutenant General Gerngross)
    • 1st Brigade (Major General Rutowski)
    • 2nd Brigade (Major General Maximovich)
      • 3rd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 4th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 1st East Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (Major General Lutshkovski)
      • 4 Field Artillery Batteries (6 guns each)
  • 9th Siberian Rifle Division (Major General Kondratovich)
    • 1st Brigade (Major General Krause)
      • 33rd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 34th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade (Major General Sykow)
      • 35th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 36th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 9th East Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (Major General Mrosovski)
      • 4 Field Artillery Batteries (6 guns each)
      • 1 Machinegun Company
  • Ussuri Cavalry Brigade
    • Frontier Guard Cavalry Regiment (4 Sotnias)
    • Frontier Guard Battery (4 Chinese Mountain Guns)
    • Primorsk Dragoon Regiment
    • 2nd Transbaikal Cossack Battery
    • 1st East Siberian Sapper Battalion

1914

List of Commanding officer
NameFromTo
1Lieutenant General Nikolai LinevichMay 1900July 1903
2Lieutenant General Vladimir Viktorovich SakharovNovember 1903April 1904
3Lieutenant General Georgii StackelbergApril 1904March 1905
4Lieutenant General Aleksandr GerngrossMay 1905June 1910
5Lieutenant General Yakov SchkinskyJune 1910April 1911
6Lieutenant General Arkady Nikanorovich NishenkovApril 1911May 1912
7Lieutenant General Mikhail Mikhailovich PleshkovMay 1912Juli 1916
8Lieutenant General Eugene A. IskritskyJuly 19161918

Notes
  1. Kowner, p. 92
  2. Kowner, p. 93

References
  • Kowner, Rotem (2009). The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War. Scarecrow Press Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6841-0.
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