1st Siberian Army Corps explained

Unit Name:1st Siberian Army Corps
Dates:May 1900 – Aug 1918 
Branch: Russian Imperial Army
Type:Infantry
Role:Corps
Battles:Russo-Japanese War

World War I

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.

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

1914

List of Commanding officers

Name From To
1 Lieutenant General Nikolai LinevichMay 1900 July 1903
2Lieutenant General Vladimir Viktorovich SakharovNovember 1903 April 1904
3Lieutenant General Georgii StackelbergApril 1904 March 1905
4Lieutenant General Aleksandr GerngrossMay 1905June 1910
5Lieutenant General Yakov SchkinskyJune 1910 April 1911
6Lieutenant General Arkady Nikanorovich NishenkovApril 1911 May 1912
7Lieutenant General Mikhail Mikhailovich PleshkovMay 1912 July 1916
8Lieutenant General Eugene A. IskritskyJuly 1916 1918

References

. Rotem Kowner . The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War . Scarecrow Press Inc. . 2009 . 978-0-8108-6841-0.

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Notes and References

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