1st Army Corps (Armed Forces of South Russia) explained

Unit Name:1st Army Corps
Dates:1918–1920
Country:Russia
Allegiance: White movement
Branch:Armed Forces of South Russia
Size:Corps
Battles:
Commander1 Label:Commander-in-Chief

The 1st Army Corps (Russian: 1-й армейский корпус) was one of the main formations of the Armed Forces of South Russia (Russian: Вооружённых Сил Юга России, ВСЮР; VSUR) during the Russian Civil War. Formed in November 1918, it was first established as part of a reorganization of the White movement's Volunteer Army.

History

On 16 April 1920, it was organized from the remnants of the Volunteer Army (known as the Volunteer Corps) in Crimea when Pyotr Wrangel reorganized the White forces in Crimea, known as the Russian Army, into numbered army corps. The Volunteer Corps included all non-Cossack units evacuated from Novorossiysk by the end of March.

Order of Battle

The 1st Army Corps was the strongest of the four army corps, and was commanded by Alexander Kutepov. It included:

Reorganisation

July

On 7 July, the 6th Infantry Division joined the corps, and the 2nd Cavalry Division was transferred to the Cavalry Corps.

September

On 4 September, it became part of the new 1st Army when Wrangel split the Russian Army into two armies. Kutepov took command of the 1st Army, and Pyotr Pisaryev became corps commander.

Operational history

During its attacks in northern Taurida, the corps lost 23% of its strength in three days.

Known commanders

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