The 2nd Steppe Siberian Corps () was an
infantry
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corps
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of the
White Guard's
Siberian Army
The Siberian Army (russian: Сибирская армия, Sibirskaya Armiya) was an anti-Bolshevik army during the Russian Civil War, which fought from June 1918 – July 1919 in Siberia – Ural Region.
Background
After the Bolsheviks' se ...
during the
Russian Civil War
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It was formed on 12 June 1918, by
Polkovnik
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Pavel Ivanov-Rinov in
Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk a ...
.
On 3 January 1919, a 3rd Steppe Siberian Army Corps under
Grigory Verzhbitsky
Grigory Afanasyevich Verjbitsky (russian: Григорий Афанасьевич Вержбицкий) (born January 25, 1875, Letychiv, Podolia Governorate — died December 20, 1942 Tianjin, China) was one of the leaders of the White mov ...
's command was formed by separating the 3rd and 4th Rifle Divisions from the 2nd Steppe Siberian Corps.
Commanders
*
Pavel Ivanov-Rinov (June 7 - September 5, 1918)
* Aleksei Matkovsky (September 6 - December 26, 1918)
* Vladimir Brzhezovsky (January - September 1919).
References
Sources
Наступление армий Колчака весной 1919 годаЗнамёна Белых армий
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Military units and formations of White Russia (Russian Civil War)