Life Guards Lithuanian Regiment - Regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard .
| Life Guards Lithuanian Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Regimental badge | |
| Years of existence | 1817 - 1918 |
| A country |  Russia |
| Included in | 3rd Guards Infantry Division |
| Type of | guards infantry |
| Dislocation | Warsaw |
| Marks of Excellence | see text |
Guards shaky coat of arms , established in 1818 for the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment [1]
Life Guards Lithuanian Regiment. 1830 year.
Private and adjutant of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment (in everyday and full dress), 1862 [2]
Gubarev P.K. Non-Commissioner L. Guards. Izmailovsky and Private L. Guards. Lithuanian regiments. 1872 [3]
Content
History
One of the famous regiments of the Russian army. Formed in November 1811 as part of 3 battalions, was part of the Guards Infantry Division. He took part in the Patriotic War of 1812. He received baptism of fire in the Battle of Borodino, distinguishing himself in repelling the attack of the French cuirassiers and defending the heights at the Semyonovsky ravine. M.I. Kutuzov noted that at the battle of Borodino, the Lithuanian and Izmailovsky Life Guards regiments "... covered themselves with glory in the sight of the whole army"
As part of the Russian guard, the regiment participated in the battle of Maloyaroslavets and the persecution of the French. For courage and heroism, all the battalions of the regiment in 1813 were awarded the St. George banners with the inscription: "For the differences in defeating and expelling the enemy from the borders of Russia in 1812." During the overseas campaigns of the Russian army in 1813, the regiment participated in the Lutzen, Bautzen, Dresden, Leipzig battles and in the battle of Kulm.
On October 12, 1817, in honor of the fifth anniversary of the expulsion of the invaders from Moscow and the laying of the Church of Christ the Savior in honor of the victory over the Napoleonic army, to mark the special feats provided by the regiment in the Battle of Borodino and the defense of Moscow, the Life Guard The Lithuanian regiment was renamed the Life Guards Moscow Regiment .
- 12.10.1817 - from the 3rd battalion of the Life Guard of the Lithuanian Regiment , located in Warsaw from 1814 in the Guards detachment under Crown Prince Konstantin Pavlovich, with the addition of natives of the Polish Kingdom from other regiments, a new Life Guard of the Lithuanian Regiment was formed on the rights and advantages of the Old Guard .
- 04/16/1818 - the regiment was made up of 2 battalions, each with 1 grenadier and 3 fusilier companies .
- 01/04/1831 - a reserve of 2 companies was formed with a regiment.
- 07/25/1831 - the regiment is included in the composition of the Separate Guard Corps .
- 11.16.1831 - the reserve was reorganized into the 2nd battalion, and the former 2nd battalion was renamed the 3rd.
- 01/25/1842 - for the compilation of reserve troops, it was ordered to have a 4th battalion of unlimited leave- lower ranks in the personnel .
- 03/10/1854 - the 4th reserve battalion is listed in the 4th active; formed the 5th reserve battalion.
- 08/20/1854 - the 5th reserve battalion is transferred to the reserve; 6th reserve battalion formed.
- 09/17/1854 - The 4th active, 5th reserve and 6th reserve battalions were assigned to the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Reserve Regiment.
- 02/09/1856 - one of the best riflemen of the regiment for each battalion formed one rifle company.
- 08/06/1856 - the regiment was made up of 3 battalions with 3 rifle companies.
- 08/19/1857 - The 3rd battalion was renamed the reserve and disbanded for peacetime .
- 04/30/1863 - the 3rd battalion was formed and named active.
- In 1867, the regiment (without the 3rd battalion) was renamed the Moscow Regiment in the Life Guard, and the 3rd battalion served as the basis for the formation of a new regiment of the former name.
- 02/06/1875 - the 4th battalion consisting of 4 companies was formed from the rifle companies of the regiment.
- 08/07/1877 - a reserve battalion was formed.
- 09/15/1878 - the reserve battalion is disbanded.
- In the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, the regiment fought under Telish , besieging Pleven. After the fall of the latter, he made a difficult winter crossing the Balkans and participated in the battles near Tashkisen , at Dolny Komarts, near Petrichev and Filippopol (now Plovdiv ). He particularly distinguished himself in the battle of Karagach (east of Filistopol), where he captured 23 Turkish guns. For the heroism shown in battles with the Turkish troops, the regiment personnel was awarded an honorary inscription on hats: "For Philippopol 3, 4 and 5 January 1878."
- 07/18/1914 - a reserve battalion was formed in connection with the mobilization of the regiment
- During the 1st World War, the regiment as part of the 3rd Guards Infantry Division took part in the hostilities on the North-Western, Western and South-Western fronts.
- From 04.03.1917 - Guard of the Lithuanian Regiment.
- 05/09/1917 - a reserve battalion deployed in the Guard Lithuanian Reserve Regiment (ave. In the Petrograd Military District No. 262)
- 04/03/1918 - the current regiment was disbanded (order of the Moscow Regional Commissariat for Military Affairs of 04/03/1918 No. 139)
- 05/31/1918 - the guard of the Lithuanian Reserve Regiment was disbanded (Order of the Commissariat for Military Affairs of the Petrograd Labor Commune of 7.06.1918 No. 137)
Chefs of the regiment
Chef of the regiment ( honorary commander ):
- 10/12/1817 - 06/15/1831 - Grand Duke Tsesarevich Konstantin Pavlovich
- 06/25/1831 - 08/28/1849 - Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich
- 11/06/1856 - 03/04/1917 - Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich the Younger
- 07/26/1872 - 01/08/1874 - Field Marshal Count Berg, Fedor Fedorovich (2nd chief)
Regiment Commanders
- 01/22/1818 - 06/01/1829 - Major General Kishkin, Vasily Mikhailovich
- 07.28.1829 - 10.24.1831 - Major General Engelman, Karl Mikhailovich
- 10.24.1831 - 09.22.1841 - Major General Witte, Pavel Yakovlevich de
- 09/22/1841 - 12/06/1849 - Major General Ammondt, Vasily Antonovich
- 12/06/1849 - 05/04/1855 - Major General Baron Salz, Nikolai Antonovich
- 05/04/1855 - 11/23/1855 - Major General Fedorov, Dmitry Petrovich
- 11/23/1855 - 06/18/1863 - Major General Baron Meller-Zakomelsky, Nikolai Ivanovich
- 06/18/1863 - 07/17/1864 - Major General Furugelm, Otton Vasilievich
- 07/19/1864 - 08/30/1869 - Major General Kataley, Vasily Vasilyevich
- 08/30/1869 - 08/17/1874 - The retinues of His Majesty Major General Baron Korf, Andrei Nikolaevich
- 04/17/1874 - 12/01/1878 - Colonel adjutant wing (from 18/18/1877 His Majesty's retinues, Major General ) Baron Arpshofen, Karl-Vladimir Genrikhovich
- 12/01/1878 - 11/20/1886 - Major General Vodar, Alexander Karlovich
- 11/30/1886 - 02/08/1895 - Major General Veys, Konstantin Alexandrovich
- 03/08/1895 - 12/13/1898 - Major General Baron von Koten, Gustav-Axel Ferdinandovich
- 12/20/1898 - 04/22/1899 - Colonel Peter, Ernest-Yakov Kasperovich ( commander )
- 03/20/1899 - 01/27/1901 - Major General Pashkov, Mikhail Alekseevich
- 03/22/1901 - 04/30/1903 - Major General Vsevolozhsky, Andrei Dmitrievich
- 06/09/1903 - 08/30/1908 - Major General Olokhov, Vladimir Apollonovich
- 10.10.1908 - 12.31.1913 - Major General Sheremetov, Alexander Vasilievich
- 12/31/1913 - 06/24/1915 - Major General Shildbach, Konstantin Konstantinovich
- 06.24.1915 - 10.28.1916 - Major General Kononovich, Joseph Kazimirovich
- 10/28/1916 - 08/10/1917 - Major General Razgildeev, Vadim Petrovich
- 08/10/1917 - 10/22/1917 - Colonel Esmont, Mikhail Nikolaevich
- 10/22/1917 - 10/25/1917 - Colonel Amelung, Boris Vladimirovich
- 10/25/1917 - 12/02/1917 - Colonel Korsak, Vladimir Viktorovich
- 12/02/1917 - 02/21/1918 - captain Kolchigin, Bogdan Konstantinovich
- 02.21.1918 - 03.12.1918 - Colonel Esmont, Mikhail Nikolaevich
Famous people who served in the regiment
Regimental Church of Michael the Archangel in Warsaw.
- Andreev, Vladimir Semenovich (1896 - 1971) - Soviet military leader, major general.
- Akimov, Vasily Petrovich - General Staff, Lieutenant General , Head of the 1st Pavlovsk Military School.
- Batesatul, Nikolai Mikhailovich - general, participant in the Crimean War and the Caucasus campaigns.
- Gabbe, Pyotr Andreevich - writer, poet, participant in the Patriotic War of 1812.
- Govorov, Yakov Ivanovich - military doctor, participant in the Patriotic War of 1812.
- Zhuravlev, Arseny Stepanovich - Major General.
- Iolshin, Mikhail Alexandrovich - lieutenant general , participant in the Caucasian campaigns and the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878.
- Iyas, Alexander Ivanovich - diplomat, orientalist.
- Kossinsky, Vladimir Dmitrievich - lieutenant general, military writer.
- Lishin, Andrey Fedorovich - Lieutenant General, Director of the St. Petersburg School of Civil Engineering ( SPbGASU ).
- Maksheev, Alexey Ivanovich - lieutenant general, geographer, orientalist, specialist in military statistics.
- Mezheninov, Sergey Alexandrovich - Soviet military leader.
- Novitsky, Evgeny Fedorovich - General Staff Lieutenant General.
- Odintsov, Alexey Alekseevich - infantry general , Nizhny Novgorod military governor.
- Sleptsov, Nikolai Pavlovich - major general, hero of the Caucasian campaigns.
- von Taube, Maxim Antonovich - artillery general, member of the State Council.
- Shelkovnikov, Ivan Yakovlevich - general from infantry, a hero of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878.
- Eichen, Fedor Fedorovich - major general.
- Yudenich, Nikolai Nikolaevich - infantry general, commander of the Northwest Volunteer Army.
- Liepins, Janis Petrovich - Colonel of the Latvian Army and Major General of the Soviet Army.
Notes
- β Fig. 1929. Guards Kivernoy Coat of Arms, with the image of the Lithuanian horseman, established in 1818 // Historical description of clothing and weapons of the Russian troops, with drawings, compiled according to the highest command : 30 vol., 60 vol. / Ed. A.V. Viskovatova . - T. 14.
- β Fig. 389. Private and Adjutant L.-G. Lithuanian Regiment, August 22, 1862. (In daily and full dress uniforms) // Changes in the uniform and armament of the troops of the Russian Imperial Army from the accession to the throne of the Sovereign Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich (with additions): Compiled by the Highest Order / Comp. Alexander II (Emperor of Russia), ill. Balashov Petr Ivanovich and Pirate Karl Karlovich . - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1857-1881. - Up to 500 copies. - Notebooks 1β111: (With drawings No. 1β661). - 47 Γ 35 cm.
- β Fig. 556. Unter Officer L. Guards. Izmailovsky and Private L. Guards. Lithuanian regiments. (Festive uniform.) April 29, 1872 // Changes in the uniform and armament of the troops of the Russian Imperial Army from the accession to the throne of the Sovereign Emperor Alexander Nikolayevich (with additions): Compiled by the Highest Command / Comp. Alexander II (Emperor of Russia), ill. Balashov Petr Ivanovich and Pirate Karl Karlovich . - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1857-1881. - Up to 500 copies. - Notebooks 1β111: (With drawings No. 1β661). - 47 Γ 35 cm.
Literature
- Markgrafsky A. History of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment . - Warsaw : Type. Warsaw Gendarme District, 1887 .-- 611 p.
- Sorokin B. Fighting life and peaceful service of the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment . - Warsaw : Printing Office of the Warsaw Governor-General, 1900. - (Our past).
- N.V. Ogarkov. βLithuanian Life Guards Regimentβ // Soviet Military Encyclopedia: [In 8 volumes]. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 1978. - V. 5. - S. 12. - 688 p. - 106,000 copies.