The 2nd Steppe Siberian Corps () was an

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of the White Guard's Siberian Army during the

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. It was formed on 12 June 1918, by

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Pavel Ivanov-Rinov in

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. On 3 January 1919, a 3rd Steppe Siberian Army Corps under A' Thomas 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 года

Знамёна Белых армий
{{White Armies and White Fleets of the Russian Civil War Military units and formations of White Russia (Russian Civil War)