Galitsky 20th Infantry Regiment

In 1820 - Pronsk of the Ryazan province ^[1] . The second battalion of the regiment is located at the 2nd Ulan Division. The regiment was part of the 4th Infantry Division.

Formed in a three-battalion squad in Sevastopol on January 17, 1811, from the companies allocated to three of the garrison battalions: Baku, Tambov, Tsaritsyn and Poti. The battalions of the regiment consisted of 4 companies: one grenadier and three musketeers. In 1813, the 2nd Battalion was allocated from the Galitsky Regiment to form the 8th Jaeger Regiment , and in 1814 the 4th Reserve Battalion was formed in the regiment.

In the Russian-Turkish war of 1828-1829. The Galician infantry regiment on September 26, 1828, as part of the troops of the 2nd Corps, arrived at Silistra . After lifting the siege of Silistra on October 27, the Galician regiment as part of the rearguard, under the command of Adjutant General Count Suhtelen , covered the retreat of the siege corps from Silistra to winter apartments and crossing them over the Danube , and then on May 30, 1829, participated in the battle at d. Kulevche.

In the Polish war of 1830-1831. The Galician regiment was in the army of Count Dibich (was in the 2nd Infantry Corps of Palen ).

On January 28, 1833, upon joining the regiment of the 10th Jäger Regiment, it was renamed the Galician Jäger Regiment; the regiment was composed of: 4 active battalions with a non-combat company and a combined reserve battalion with a combined non-combat squad, which was deployed in the 5th and 6th reserve battalions with non-combat squads during wartime. In the same year, the 1st and 2nd valid and 5th reserve battalions were awarded with signs for caps with the inscription: “For Distinction”, for comparison with other battalions received from the 10th Jäger Regiment, to which these signs were granted January 31, 1816 for exploits in the Patriotic War of 1812 and for campaigns in Europe in 1813 and 1814. In 1834, the personnel of the 6th reserve battalion (as part of the combined reserve battalion) was abolished, and the non-combatant company and its squad were included in the Furstadt division battalion. In 1842, the 5th reserve battalion was abolished, and instead of it, as part of the reserve troops, it was supposed to have battalions of personnel for the regiment, of unlimited leave,: the 5th reserve and 6th reserve.

In the Hungarian campaign of 1849, the Galician Jaeger Regiment was part of the column of Lieutenant General Labintsev ; On June 5, he left the vicinity of the town of Grabov, crossed the Carpathians and reached the village of Torno on the 6th. July 5, after the case near Weizen , as a member of the detachment of Lieutenant General Tolstoy, spoke to s. Asoda . July 18, together with the Kostroma regiment , under the command of Adjutant General Prince Gorchakov , took control of the crossing across the river. Tisu at Tisafured . On July 21, the Galician regiment participated in the battle of Debrecin .

In 1854, the 7th and 8th battalions were formed in the regiment. In this composition, the Galician regiment participated in the Eastern War and on August 4, 1855, during the battle on the Black River , was in the main infantry reserve of Lieutenant General Shepelev.

At the end of the Eastern War, on April 17, 1856, he was named the Galician Infantry Regiment; rifle companies were formed from the best shooters of each battalion; The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th battalions were abolished, and the 4th battalion was renamed the reserve and separated into reserve troops. On August 30, 1856, the 1st and 2nd battalions were granted "a campaign for the exploits, courage and courage shown in the war of 1853-1856." The 3rd and 4th battalions at that time already had this distinction, as they were formed from the 10th Jaeger Regiment, to which he was granted on April 6, 1830 for his exploits in the war with Turkey in 1828-1829. The same number was granted to the regiment for the distinction shown in defending Sevastopol , the St. George Trumpet with the inscription: "For Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855."

In 1863, the 4th battalion entered the formation of the Ural Infantry Regiment . March 25, 1864 regiment assigned number 20. On the occasion of the appointment of the chief on October 6, 1867, the regiment was named the 20th Galitsky adjutant general Count Kiselyov regiment, and on November 20, 1872, after the death of the chief, it still became known as the 20th infantry Galitsky regiment.

In the war with Turkey 1877-1878. The Galician regiment was part of the 9th army corps and took part in the capture of the fortress of Nikopol and in the 2nd and 3rd assaults of Plevna . On April 17, 1878, all three battalions of the regiment were granted the St. George banners with the inscription: "For the capture of Nikopol on July 3, 1877." On the brackets of the banner are the monograms of Emperor Alexander I and the inscription: "1811, Galician infantry regiment."

In 1879, out of 3 battalions of 4 linear companies and one infantry, 4 battalions of 4 company composition were formed.

Regimental holiday - November 8th.

• 1857 - Kremenets, Volyn province
• 1862 - Stashev
• 1863 - Stashev, Sandomierz, Opatov
• 1865 - Siedlce

• 10.1811 - 02.1822 - major (in 1820 - colonel) Shelashnikov, Nikolai Ivanovich ^[2]
• 02/01/1822 - 04/06/1830 - Colonel Bolen, Lev Leontievich
• in 1831 - Colonel Soimonov, Fedor Ivanovich
• 1864 - September 7, 1870 - Colonel Tsvetsinsky, Adam Ignatievich
• 09/07/1870 - 08/03/1877 - Colonel Razgildeev, Peter Anempodistovich
• 08/03/1877 - 03/12/1886 - Colonel Werner, Ivan Ivanovich
• 03/16/1886 - 10/19/1892 - Russian colonel , Alexander Alekseevich
• 10.19.1892 - 07.21.1898 - Colonel Rusanov, Sergey Ivanovich
• 07/27/1898 - 12/04/1901 - Colonel Chetyrkin, Nikolai Nikolaevich
• 01/10/1902 - 11/12/1907 - Colonel Fedotov, Mikhail Demyanovich
• 11/12/1907 - 02/08/1911 - Colonel Johnson, Herbert Georgievich
• 02.24.1911 - 04.17.1914 - Colonel Zarembo-Ratsevich, Arkady Iosifovich
• 04/22/1914 - 09/03/1914 - Colonel Linda, Konstantin Pavlovich
• 09/03/1914 - 06/06/1915 - Colonel Romanovsky, Georgy Dmitrievich
• 06/07/1915 - 04/22/1917 - Colonel Piotrovsky, Eduard Frantsevich
• 04/22/1917 -? - Colonel Ostrovsky, Nikolai Grigoryevich
• 12/12/1917 -? - Colonel Neskhodovsky, Boris Yakovlevich ^[3]

1. The regimental banner of St. George with the inscription: "For the capture of Nikopol on July 3, 1877"

^[4] . Complained April 17, 1878

1. Signs on hats with the inscription: "For Distinction" ^[4] . Received August 16, 1833
2. "Campaign for military distinction." Awarded on July 30, 1856 for distinction in the Crimean War of 1853-56.
3. St. George pipe with the inscription "For Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855" ^[4] . Awarded on August 30, 1856

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• Galitsky 20th Infantry Regiment // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
• Schenk V.K. Grenadier and infantry regiments. Reference book of the imperial headquarters. SPb., 1909.