Tchernetzov's Partisans

Tchernetzov's Partisans was an independent Don Cossacks military force commissioned under the act of ataman Alexey Kaledin on November 7, 1917, in the opening stages of Russian Civil War. The 600-man regiment-size unit was formed of Don Cossack officers and students of the Novocherkassk.[1] However, many Bolsheviks considered Vasily Tchernetzov and his men brutal counter-revolutionaries, who were not entitled to protection when captured, as was the case with other prisoners of war. Colonel Tchernetzov's death at the hands of the Bolsheviks was explored in Mikhail Sholokhov's novel And Quiet Flows the Don.

Colonel Tchernetzov's Partisan Company
Don Cossacks flag
ActiveNovember 1917 - February 1918
CountryDon Republic
AllegianceDon Army, Volunteer Army
BranchCavalry
Nickname(s)Tchernetzovci
EquipmentMichailovo-Konstantinovskaya Artillery Battery
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vasily Tchernetzov

After the death of Vasily Tchernetzov, surviving members joined the Volunteer Army's Ice March in the end of February 1918.

Commanders

See also

Notes

  1. Volkov S.V.: White movement in Russia: Organisation and structure. 2000 http://swolkov.ru/bdorg/bdorg20.htm#1329
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