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2nd Combined Cossack Division

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2nd Combined Cossack Division
Active1889–1918
Allegiance Russian Empire
BranchImperial Russian Army
Garrison/HQKamenets-Podolsk
EngagementsWorld War I

The 2nd Combined Cossack Division (Template:Lang-ru) was a Cossack division in the Russian Imperial Army formed from Don, Kuban, and Terek Cossacks. It saw action in World War I as part of the 12th Army Corps and later was demobilized in 1918.

Organization

The division consisted of the following units:[1][2]

  • 1st Brigade (HQ Mogilev-Podolsk)
    • 16th Don Cossack Regiment
    • 17th Don Cossack Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
    • 1st Kuban Cossack Line Regiment
    • 1st Terek Cossack Volgsky Regiment
  • 1st Orenburg Cossack Heavy Artillery Division (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
    • 1st Orenburg Cossack Heavy Artillery Battery
    • 3rd Orenburg Cossack Heavy Artillery Battery

Commanders

The following is the list of the division commanders.[1]

Chiefs of Staff

The following is a list of the division chiefs of staff.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2-я казачья сводная дивизия. Ria1914.info. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. ^ General Staff, War Office (1914). Handbook of the Russian Army. London: Imperial War Museum. p. 168. ISBN 0-89839-250-0.