The 140th Zaraisk Infantry Regiment is an infantry military unit of the Russian Imperial Army .
140th Zaraisk Infantry Regiment | |
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Regimental badge | |
Years of existence | October 13, 1863 - 1918 |
A country | Russian empire |
Enters into | 35th infantry. div ( 17 AK , Moscow VO) |
Type of | infantry |
Dislocation | Skopin |
Participation in | Russian-Turkish War of 1877–1878 , Russian – Japanese War , World War I |
Marks of Excellence | see text |
Commanders | |
Famous Commanders | E.I. Martynov , D.P. Parsky |
Shelf Formation
The regiment was formed on October 13, 1863, in the 3rd battalion structure, from the 4th reserve battalion and the 5th and 6th indefinite release battalions of the Kolyvan Infantry Regiment (formed on August 20, 1798); On March 25, 1864, this regiment was named the 140th Zarai Infantry Regiment; On April 7, 1879, it was reorganized into a 4-battalion regiment. Zarai Regiment was given seniority from August 20, 1798; Regimental holiday - August 30
Shelf Campaigns
The baptism of fire in the Zaraisk regiment received in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. during which he particularly distinguished himself in the battle of the village of Karakhasankaya on August 18, 1877, where the whole burden of the battle fell on Zaraits. Together with the battalion of the Lubensky Hussars, the Turks stopped the offensive, but the latter, supported by the reinforcements arrived, again launched an offensive and forced the Zarais to withdraw to Karakhasankoya. This village, ignited by the enemy’s artillery fire, passed from hand to hand 6 times and ultimately remained for Zaraits. By 6 o'clock in the evening, when the exhaustion of the regiment, which had fallen all day under the scorching sun and had not eaten in the morning, reached its limits, it was ordered to retreat, and 2 battalions had to make their way with bayonets. The Turkish name of the liberated village, Karakhasankaya , was changed to Zaraevo in memory of the 140th Zaraysk Infantry Regiment, and so it remains in the official Bulgarian toponymy to this day.
On October 12, the Zaraisk Regiment took part in a reconnaissance dd. Kacelevo and Solenik, and on November 3 in the case of these villages. On November 30, the regiment distinguished itself in the battle of Trestenik and Mechka and on December 23 - in a shootout in dd. Sadino and Amur-Kioi.
In July 1903, the Zaraysk Regiment was seconded to the Trans-Baikal Region and quartered with. Spassky. The most famous for the regiment in this war are the following fighting. On August 13, 1904, the Zaraysky Regiment, on the personal initiative of the regimental commander Col. E. I. Martynov, attacked the 1st Guards Brigade of the Japanese General Assad, who bypassed our position from Landyan-Shan, and pushed them three miles away.
The regiment took an outstanding part in the battle on the Shah River : on September 28, 1904, the 1st and 2nd battalions were in a night attack by D. Endouniulu, which was occupied without a shot by hand-to-hand combat, with the 4th company entering the village first, commanded by Second Lieutenant Ratnek who carried away the rest of the. The next day, separate parts of the regiment participated in repulsing a series of Japanese attacks on the village of Endouniulu.
Following this, the Zaraisk Regiment took part in the Mukden Operation : on February 21, 1905, the Zaraisk Regiment led an offensive on the village of Bezymyannuy under heavy fire, took it, but because of the strongest enemy fire could not advance. At the same time, 2 companies of the regiment stubbornly defended the railway redoubt near the village of Ingua, withstood a series of attacks and cleared the redoubt by noon on February 22, after further resistance turned out to be impossible: the Japanese managed to secretly approach the position and lie down, the redout was showered with artillery shells and thrown hand grenades. Heroic defenders of the redoubt, shaken by the bombardment, weakened by a number of repulsed stubborn attacks, stunned by explosions and poisoned by melinite gases, did not stand up and cleared the redoubt. The next day, the Zarais launched a counter-attack against the Japanese column seated at the village of Bezymyannaya; this attack succeeded brilliantly. On February 25, the Japanese resumed their attack on the village of Anonymous, but were repulsed.
In July 1917, the regiment took part in the battle in Poland near Zborowo with Austro-Hungarian troops.
Insignia
- St. George's banner with the inscription: "1798-1898", "For the pacification of Transylvania in 1849, for Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855. and for the difference in the Turkish war of 1877 and 1878 "with the Alexander jubilee ribbon. The first two differences are inherited from the Kolyvan regiment.
- Breastplates - for officers, and hats - for the lower ranks, with the inscription "For the difference", inherited from the Kolyvan regiment for the war with Turkey in 1828-1829.
- St. George's silver horn with the inscription "For distinction in the Turkish war of 1877-1878", granted to the 1st battalion of the Zaraysk regiment by the Highest certificate of July 21, 1878
- St. George silver pipes, with the inscription "For distinction in the war of 1904-1905", granted on April 18, 1910
George Knight
Gil Michael. Feldwebel, then an orderly ensign. Member of the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Awarded with Insignia of the Military Order of St. George (from 1913 - St. George's Cross):
- I degree number 815 with the wording: “On December 25, 1904, at the front lines of the village of Lamatun, being wounded in the right arm, after bandaging in full arms and ammunition, he returned to service until the end of the battle.”
- II degree number 2189 with the wording: "In battle, on October 2, 1904, after leaving the officers out of service, he took command of a company and commanded it successfully until the end of the battle, stubbornly defending its position."
- III degree № 12374 with the wording: “When attacking on September 28, 1904, the villages of Endonialu with their courage encouraged the second half-company entrusted to it; under a strong enemy rifle fire, he was the first to rush forward and, with an example of personal bravery and fearlessness, helped the friendly attack to knock out the enemy from the trenches of the village he occupied, where he made a bold search of the Chinese fans in search of the Japanese who were hiding there. ”
- IV degree number 170502 with the wording: “For the battle on August 13, 1904, under the village of Pavshagou, where, after being wounded in the left leg, he returned to the line after bandaging and remained in service until the end of the battle.”
Source: Insignia of the Military Order of St. George. Lists of applications for the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. Comp. I. Markin, D. Butrym. M., 2006.
Regiment commanders
- September 12, 1874 - 11/25/1877 - Colonel Nazarov, Nikolai Nikolayevich
- 12/29/1877 - 03/08/1878 - Colonel Prince, Andrei Gustavovich
- 03/30/1878 - 02/23/1888 - Colonel Brant, Fedor Fedorovich
- 02.28.1888 - 02.26.1894 - Colonel Paul, Alexander Karlovich
- 03.03.1894 - 10.31.1899 - Colonel Glasco, Alexander Stepanovich
- 10.31.1899 - 02.22.1904 - Colonel Furs-Zhirkevich, Valerian Kazimirovich
- 02/25/1904 - xx.xx.1904 - Colonel Martynov, Evgeny Ivanovich
- 12/31/1904 - 1907 - Col. Plavsky, Agaton Vikentievich
- 03/17/1908 - 06/17/1910 - Colonel Parsky, Dmitry Pavlovich
- 08/02/1910 - 01/06/1915 - Colonel Dorman, Mikhail Antonovich
- 01/28/1915 - 1917 - Colonel Salkov, Evgeny Andreevich
- 04/13/1917 - after 10.1917 - Colonel Tveritinov, Alexander Nikolaevich
Famous people who served in the regiment
- Dovbor-Musnitsky, Iosif Romanovich - Lieutenant-General of the Russian Imperial and General of the Armor of the Polish Army
- Vinokurov, Alexey Alekseevich - Colonel, George Knight.
Sources
- Military Encyclopedia / Ed. V.F. Novitsky and others. - SPb. : t. in. V. Sytin, 1911-1915.
- EI Martynov. The Battle of Liandansian and the Battle of Shah (My participation in them). SPb., 1908
- Martynov EI Memories of the Japanese war, the commander of the infantry regiment. Plock, 1910
- Ivanov. Memo Zaraiitsa about the war with Japan. M., 1910.