The 2nd Zaamur border railway brigade is a tactical formation in the Russian imperial army of the Armed forces of Russia of the imperial period .
| 2nd Zaamur border railway brigade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Years of existence | 1914 - 191? |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Included in | Border Troops , Railway Troops |
| Type of | railway brigade |
| Includes | management and parts |
| Dislocation | , Caucasian front |
There are fewer divisions in terms of combat strength. Designed for railway support of the RIA military operations.
Content
History
The presence of wide-gauge railway battalions with the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 was clearly insufficient, and already on September 1, the General Directorate of the General Staff was forced to enter the Military Council with the idea of ββthe formation of the Zaamurskaya railway brigade okPS to work on the military roads of the Caucasian Front of the 2nd Zaamurskaya railway brigade . At the end of the formation of the 2nd brigade , the Zaamur railway brigade of the okPS was renamed the 1st Zaamur railway brigade .
This team was formed of:
- 1st Railway Battalion (35 officers and 1,046 soldiers)
- 2nd Railway Battalion (35 officers and 1,046 soldiers)
- 3rd Railway Battalion (35 officers and 1,046 soldiers)
In September 1914, Colonel M.V. Kolobov was appointed brigade commander.
See also
- Zaamurets
- "Hunghouse"
- Railway troops
- Railway troops of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation
- Armored train
Notes
Literature
- Rail transport: Encyclopedia. Ch. ed. N. S. Konarev. Moscow : Great Russian Encyclopedia.
Links
- Website Our transport. Railway troops from 1851 to 1941 (book, part 2).
- Site Socio-historical club "Bela Russia". Kolobov Mikhail Viktorovich.