3rd Kornilovsky strike regiment (3rd Kornilovsky regiment) - a military unit in the Kornilov division of the Armed forces of the South of Russia and the Russian army of Wrangel , which took part in the Civil War in Russia .
| 3rd Kornilovsky shock regiment | |
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 General A. P. Kutepov at a prayer service in Kharkov before sending the 3rd Kornilovsky shock regiment to the front. August 31, 1919. Horse Square . | |
| Years of existence | August 1919 - November 1920 |
| A country |  South of Russia |
| Included in | Armed forces of the South of Russia |
| Number | up to 1900 bayonets |
| Dislocation | Kharkov (June β August 1919) |
| Colors | black red |
| Participation in | Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Yesaul N.V. Mileev , regiment. V.P. Shcheglov |
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Formation Regiment
The 3rd Kornilov shock regiment was formed on August 27, 1919 in Kharkov on the basis of officer personnel with the participation of the training team (battalion in 4 companies) [1] of the Kornilov shock regiment and the 1st officer named after General Kornilov company [2] . He joined the 1st Infantry Division , from October 14, 1919 - into the Kornilov Division [3] .
Participation in battles, strength and personnel
Summer 1919 - 21 junior officer (training team of the 1st (Kornilovsky) strike regiment) of which: 14 lieutenants, 3 lieutenants and 4 lieutenants. 1st battalion - commander of the staff captain Startsev Viktor Alekseevich, 2nd battalion - commander of the lieutenant Franz Ignaty Ignatievich, 3rd battalion - commander of the captain captain Skudarev Vasily Alekseevich, machine gun company - commander the second lieutenant Malich Stepan Petrovich [1] . that period the White Guards advanced by the so-called column troops, consisting of scattered battalions of different regiments and artillery platoons. So the 3rd Kornilov regiment initially took part in the battles not as part of the Kornilov brigade, but as part of the detachment of Colonel Manstein.
September 1919 - 1,900 bayonets with 60 machine guns (3 battalions , an officer company , a reconnaissance team and a communications squadron ).
On September 11, the regiment joined the Kornilov brigade ( 1st and 2nd regiments) and the Kornilov division further fought in full force [1] .
October 5, 1919 - 1279 bayonets with 17 machine guns. Often, the regiment was subordinate to the commander of the 1st or 2nd Kornilov regiments.
During the Orel-Kromsk operation, the regiment lost 646 personnel.
December 6, 1919 - the regiment almost completely died during battles with units of the Red Army in the forests north-east of Zmiyov (86 personnel remained).
In the Crimea in the spring of 1920, the composition of the regiment was replenished.
July 29, 1920 - in the battles near Kurkulak, the regiment lost 180 people, including 60 officers.
The end of August 1920 - after the Kakhov operation, 92 people remained in the regiment.
Evacuated from Crimea in November 1920 with units of the Russian Wrangel Army in Gallipoli [3]
Commanders
- Yesaul N.V. Mileev (since July 26, 1919)
- Captain I.I. Franz (autumn 1919 - January 1920) (killed in battle when crossing the Don at the village of Aleksandrovskaya in January 1920)
- Colonel V.P. Shcheglov (since January 1920)
- Lieutenant M.N. Levitov (Wrede, from October 26, 1919)
- Colonel R.F. Pooh (Wreed, August 1920)
- Colonel M.M. Minervin (Wrede, from October 26, 1920)
Literature
- Levitov M.N. Kornilovtsy in battles in the summer and autumn of 1919
- Levitov M.N. Materials for the history of the Kornilov shock regiment. - Paris: Edition of Colonel M.N. Levitov, 1974.
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Spiridonov A.G. Steel Fist of the White Guard: Impact units in the South of Russia in 1918-1920 ... - Taganrog, 2008.
- β M.N. Levitov. Kornilovites in battles in the summer and autumn of 1919
- β 1 2 Volkov S.V. White movement in Russia: organizational structure. 3rd Kornilovsky strike regiment Archived on February 3, 2014.
See also
- Kornilovtsi
- 1st Kornilov shock regiment
- 2nd Kornilovsky shock regiment
- "Colored" parts
- Volunteer army in Kharkov
- Kharkov regiment