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  2. Kornilov Shock Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The Kornilov Shock Regiment (Russian: Корни́ловский уда́рный полк), previously the 1st Shock Detachment (Russian: 1-й Ударный отряд) and also called Kornilovites (корниловцы), was a shock unit of the Russian Army founded during World War I that later was part of the Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War.

  3. Battalions of Death - Wikipedia

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    The "shock battalions" were created from soldiers of existing military units, in some cases with entire regiments being designated as shock units, and received additional training with grenades and machine guns. All of the shock unit members were able to wear red and black chevrons and the death's head skull insignia. The volunteers for these ...

  4. Lavr Kornilov - Wikipedia

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    In late 1917, the Kornilov Shock Regiment, one of the crack units of the Volunteer Army, was named after him, as well as many other autonomous White Army formations, such as the Kuban Cossack Kornilov Horse Regiment. Kornilov's forces became recognizable for their Totenkopf insignia, which appeared on the regiment's flags, pennants, and ...

  5. Siege of Perekop (1920) - Wikipedia

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    The attack was not successful. The Red shock fire brigade attacked, according to some reports, in red shirts, and during the assault they lost half of their men. The Turkish Wall was occupied only by two Kornilov shock regiments (1000 bayonets), and the third regiment stood with the front to the east, to Syvash, to guard against a flanking ...

  6. Caucasian Native Cavalry Division - Wikipedia

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    On 4 September 1917, Lavr Kornilov transformed the Caucasian Native Cavalry Division into the Caucasian Native Cavalry Corps, [29] by reinforcing it with the 1st Dagestan Regiment and Ossetian units. [30] During the course of the Kornilov affair, the corps was among the units ordered by Kornilov to march on Petrograd. [31]

  7. Category : Military units and formations of Russia in World War I

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    1st Neva Infantry Regiment; ... Kornilov Shock Regiment; L. Latvian Riflemen; Life Guards Jager Regiment (Russia) P. Polish Armed Forces in the East (1914–1920)

  8. 1st Shock Army - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Shock Army (Russian: 1-я ударная армия) was a field army established by the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II.The 1st Shock Army was created in late 1941 and fought in the northern areas of Russia and the Baltic States until the surrender of Germany in 1945.

  9. Category:South Russia (1919–1920) - Wikipedia

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    Kornilov Shock Regiment; S. Government of South Russia; South Russian Government This page was last edited on 7 May 2024, at 05:49 (UTC). Text is available under ...