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Pyotr Oganovsky
Pyotr Ivanovich Oganovsky (russian: Пётр Иванович Огановский; 26 August 1851 – c. 1917) was a Russian general of the infantry who participated in the Russo-Turkish War, Russo-Japanese War and the First World War. He was also a writer. Biography Oganovsky was born on 26 August 1851 into an Orthodox Christian noble family. He graduated from the . He entered the Russian Imperial Army on 9 August 1867 and in 1870 he graduated from the Vilnius Military School in the first category with the rank of ''praporshchik'' (ensign). He served in the 118th Shuisky Infantry Regiment. From 21 April 1871 he held the rank of ''podporuchik'' (second lieutenant), a ''poruchik'' (lieutenant) from 30 March 1874, and '' stabs-kapitan'' (staff captain) from 1 May 1877. In 1882 he graduated from the General Staff Academy. From 22 May 1882 to 30 April 1885, Oganovsky was senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 16th Infantry Division. He was promoted to Captain on 8 April 1884. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing dynasty, Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the Russian Empire Census, 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 8th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 14th Infantry Division * 15th Infantry Division *8th Cavalry Division Part of * 8th Army: 1914-1916 * 11th Army: 1916 * 9th Army: 1916 * 4th Army: 1916-1917 Commanders *Fyodor Radetzky: 1877-1878 *Radko Dimitriev: 1914 *Vladimir Dragomirov: 1915-1916 *Anton Denikin Anton Ivanovich Denikin (russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин, link= ; 16 December O.S. 4 December">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 4 December1872 – 7 August 19 ...: 1916-1917 {{Russian Empire Ground Forces Corps of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1876 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 1876 establishments in the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk Military District
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 3rd Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army formed on 19 February 1877. Its headquarters were in Vilnius. Composition The Army Corps composition as of 18 July 1914, at the outbreak of the First World War, was: * 25th Infantry Division headquartered at Dvinsk **1st Brigade *** (headquarters Dvinsk) *** (headquarters Dvinsk) **2nd Brigade (headquarters Dvinsk) *** (headquarters Dvinsk) *** (headquarters Dvinsk) **25th Artillery Brigade * 27th Infantry Division (headquarters Vilnius) **1st Brigade *** *** **2nd Brigade *** *** **27th Artillery Brigade *5th Rifle Brigade **17th Rifle Regiment **18th Rifle Regiment **19th Rifle Regiment **20th Rifle Regiment **5th Rifle Artillery Division * 3rd Cavalry Division (headquarters Kaunas) **1st Cavalry Brigade *** *** **2nd Cavalry Brigade *** *** **3rd Horse Artillery Battalion ***5th Horse Artillery Battery ***6th Horse Artillery Battery *3rd Mortar-Artillery Division *3rd Engineer Battalion *4th Pontoon Battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petersburg Military District (Russian Empire)
The Petersburg Military District (Питербургский вое́нный о́круг) was a Military District of the Russian Empire originally created in August 1864 following Order B-228 of Dmitry Milyutin, the Minister of War of the Russian Empire. The order, signed on 10 (22) August established that "for local control of the Ground Armed Forces and military establishments, are formed ... Military-regional administrations in the following ten military districts" of which one was Petersburg. The District's forces gained combat experience in the Russo-Turkish (1877–1878) and Russo-Japanese (1904–05) wars. Finland Military District was merged into the Petersburg District in 1905. By a decision of Emperor Nicholas II on 24 August 1914, the names of units and establishments within the District were changed to Petrograd Military District. This District was established as a part of the RKKA by order в"– 71 of the Highest Military Council of 6 September 1918. On 1 Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiev Military District
The Kiev Military District (; , abbreviated ) was a military district of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces. It was first formed in 1862, and was headquartered in Kiev (Kyiv) for most of its existence. Imperial Russian Army Formation The Kiev Military District was a Military District, a territorial division type utilised to provide more efficient management of army units, their training and other operations activities related to combat readiness. The district originally covered the Kiev Governorate, Podolia Governorate (less Balta County), and Volhynia Governorate. Assigned formations included the 10th Army. In 1888 the Kharkov Military District was merged into the Kiev Military District. With the start of World War I the district was transformed into the 3rd Army. In April 1917 Poltava and Kursk governorates were transferred under the administration of the Moscow Military District. After the October Revolution in Petrogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 51st Infantry Division (russian: 51-я пехотная дивизия, ''51-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar .... Organization *1st Brigade **201st Infantry Regiment **202nd Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **203rd Infantry Regiment **204th Infantry Regiment *51st Artillery Brigade References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Manchurian Army
The 1st Manchurian Army (russian: 1-я Маньчжурская армия / 1 МА) was a field army of the Russian Empire that was established in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War, for the purposes of operating in the Manchuria region against Japan. It was one of the three such armies that were created and was involved in every major engagement. History It was formed in October–November 1904, from the basis of the Manchurian Army that had existed until September of that year, which had been dissolved after the Battle of Liaoyang. The previous "Manchurian Army" was a term that encompassed all units of the Russian Imperial Army formations operating in the region against the Imperial Japanese Army. It consisted of the following formations: 1st Siberian Army Corps primarily as the southern detachment and the 3rd Siberian Army Corps primarily as the eastern. In September 1904, that army was officially disbanded by order of Emperor Nicholas II and replaced by the 1st, 2nd, and 3r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Generals By Seniority
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 20th Infantry Division (russian: 20-я пехотная дивизия, ''20-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army. Organization *1st Brigade **77th Infantry Regiment **78th Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade **79th Infantry Regiment **80th Infantry Regiment *20th Artillery Brigade Artillery Brigade Commanders *1899-1904: Vladimir Nikolayevich Nikitin Vladimir Nikolayevich Nikitin (July 17, 1848 – May 21, 1922) was an Imperial Russian corps and army commander. He fought in the war against the Ottoman Empire and the Empire of Japan. Awards Russo-Turkish War: *Order of Saint George, 4th degree ... References {{Russian Empire Divisions Infantry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)
The Ural Oblast (Russian: Уральская область; Eng: ''Uralskaya Oblast'') was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day western Kazakhstan. It was created out of the territories of the former Kazakh khanate. Demographics As of 1897, 684,590 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians and Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different . Total Turkic speaking were 478,695 (74,2%). Ethnic groups in 1897 References {{coord, 51.2333, N, 51.3667, E, source:wikidata, display=title[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
