History 28/02/20 Which hussars fought in the red army in the Civil war
Bravery and honor of Russian hussars celebrated in books, songs, movies. Legendary beauties-beetles in mentik (short jackets with cords) is usually attributed to the history of XVIII and XIX centuries. And the fact that the hussars fought in the Civil war, remains obscure. But after the October revolution of 1917, the elite cavalry units were divided: some joined the white guard connections, while others supported the Bolsheviks.
the 55th regiment of the Narva Krasnoyarskiy
the Famous Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Tinchenko in their science article “Hussar units of the red army”, which was published in the journal “Old Zeughaus” (No. 42 in 2011), followed the battle the way the horsemen sided with the Bolsheviks. And the most famous of these military units was 55 Krasnoyarskiy (Narva) regiment, formed from the officers and soldiers of the 17th Chernigov hussar regiment.
At the end of the First world war elite cavalry fought heroically against the German army at Narva, then the regiment got its name. And Krasnoyarskiy he became soon after the revolution, this decision was made by themselves gallant warriors. However, the numerical strength of military forces left much to be desired: many demobilized or were killed in battle with the whites.
In July, 1918, the cavalry, which had barely mustered a detachment, went to the Eastern front, where he fought with the Czechoslovak case (white Czechs in). In March 1919, the red hussar identified in Glazov, where the composition of their unit joined Teykovo and Zamoskvoretskaya cavalry regiments.
in the Summer of 1919 55th Krasnoyarskiy Narva regiment under the command of Sergei Gavrilovich Fandeeva during transport worker-peasant red army (RKKA) through the Ural mountains caused the whites crushing blow. Near the Upper Tagil hussars defeated a whole garrison of Kolchak, capturing more than 500 people. And in the area of Nevyansk dashing red cavalry captured the rich in those days trophies – several cars, which whites were planning to take out of the combat zone by rail. Red cavalry then took the city of Irbit.
Many glorious victories won by the hussars. They threw to the South-East of Ufa cavalry division and forced the enemy to flee across the river Tobol. In may 1920, the red Army command sent the 55th Krasnoyarskiy Narva regiment on the Western front, then part of the military formation was composed of 35 officers and almost 600 soldiers.
In Poland they expect a complete collapse. The red Army suffered significant losses, having suffered one defeat after another. 25-26 August 1920 the remnants of the hussars was captured by the Polish army. Thus ended the history of this military unit.
Regency in the South of Russia
the 18th Nezhin hussar regiment also moved to the side of the Bolsheviks. After the revolution, in part, a Committee was formed, which sent revolutionary Petrograd by his representative captain Vasily Antonovich Sergeeva. He returned to the regiment we talked about the meeting with Lenin in the Smolny.
command of the red Army Nijinsky hussars were sent South to fight the whites and the Cossacks. Elite cavalry formed a division that consisted of 47 swords, 10 guns and 76 men. They joined the red army connections who fought under the command of Rudolph F. Sievers. Agency fought on the don Cossack detachment of Vasily Mikhailovich Chernetsov, and in January 1918 collided with the Volunteer army.
In early spring hussar squad, headed by V. A. Sergeev, were supplemented by the red army, reorganized as 2nd cavalry regiment became part of the “Steel” division Dmitry Petrovich Redneck. Agency fought with the Cossacks in the area of Kislovodsk, Pyatigorsk, and then under the Empress. There in the autumn of SOStoalso military parade, where the red hussars flashed his ammunition and military bearing inspect troops before the Chairman of the revolutionary military Council L. D. Trotsky.
But soon, due to numerous complaints about the arbitrariness D. P. Goons, the commander of the “Steel” division was removed from office, at the same time V. A. Sergeev sent to another place of service in the military inspection. And former Agency subsequently fought as part of 4th cavalry division of the 1st Cavalry army.
Miravci in the regiment named Volodarsky
the 14th Mitavskiy hussars after the revolution, by the decision of their commander Alexander K. Anders, was stationed near the town of Luga. Here in the spring of 1918, an elite cavalry formed a partisan unit, which became part of the red army.
at the same time there’s a Meadow, from Petrograd, sent a detachment named after V. Volodarsky, established in October 1917 for the protection of the leaders of the Bolshevik party, who was in the Smolny. The two above-mentioned units of the red army were United.
In August 1918, the force Volodarsky was called a battalion and its personnel, including red hussars were sent to the Eastern front. Elite cavalry took a standard, which gave them a military Commissariat. The red silk banner had an inscription: “Remember the capital that the peaks of hussars will crush you.”
Cavalry squadron battalion named after V. Volodarsky consisted of 72 swords, red riders fought bravely on the Eastern front. But in July 1919, they ran into fresh cavalry of the enemy. In the bloody battle near the village of Nikita killed all the color of the hussar squadron. After this military unit was reorganized into a normal horse intelligence unit.
the Alexandrians near Orenburg
the 5th Alexandria hussar regiment as a military unit of Russian army after revolution of 1917 was divided, and part of the cavalry moved to the side of the Bolsheviks.
First, a small cavalry unit fought with the anti-Soviet Elentame under the city of Cherepovets, and then was transferred to Moscow. There the hussars got a new gear and ammunition, readying the horses and went to the Eastern front.
On the outskirts of Orenburg Alexandrians almost died, accidentally collided with the Czechoslovak corps. But they were lucky: the enemy due to the shape and decent uniforms of hussars took over the whites (the majority of the red army fought in rags). If the Czechs, who had a significant numerical advantage, doubt, hussars would expect imminent death.
However, because of the decent form riders initially refused to let in Orenburg, the other soldiers did not recognize them as their. But it all turned out. In 1918, the Alexandrians drove the whites to the East, along with other units of the red army.
March 17, 1919, the red detachment of hussars was enrolled in the 13th Orenburg regiment 3rd Turkestan cavalry division, which was disbanded in September 1921.
Subsequently, many hussars sided with the whites and fought with former soldiers in the Civil war. Later, this type of light cavalry finally disappeared from existing military units. Cavalry units were still part of the red army during the great Patriotic war, but then came the era of tanks and artillery.
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