| 2nd Combined Cossack Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1889–1918 |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Kamenets-Podolsk |
| Engagements | World War I |
The 2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian: 2-я Сводная казачья дивизия) 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]
- 1st Brigade (HQ Mogilev-Podolsk)
- 16th Don Cossack General Grekov VIII Regiment
- 17th Don Cossack General Baklanov Regiment
- 2nd Brigade (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
- 1st Kuban Cossack General Velyaminov Line Regiment
- 1st Terek Cossack Volgsky Regiment
- 1st Orenburg Cossack Artillery Division (HQ Kamenets-Podolsk)
Commanders[]
The following is the list of the division commanders.[1]
- 28.07.1899 – 14.09.1904 – Major General (later Lieutenant General) Alexei Domontovich
- 14.10.1906 – xx.11.1907 – Major General (later Lieutenant General) Mikhail Stoyanov
- 19.11.1907 – 14.09.1911 – Lieutenant General Nikolai Avdeyev
- 14.09.1911 – 31.12.1913 – Lieutenant General Alexei Rodionov
- 31.12.1913 – 24.09.1914 – Lieutenant General Leonid Zhigalin
- 24.09.1914 – 10.09.1915 – Lieutenant General Alexander Pavlov
- 16.09.1915 – 10.06.1917 – Major General Pyotr Krasnov
- 26.09.1917 – ? – Major General Alexander Cheryachukin
Chiefs of Staff[]
The following is a list of the division chiefs of staff.[1]
- 15.09.1889-02.08.1891 — Colonel Dmitry Voronets
- 15.11.1894-30.12.1899 — Colonel Pavel Parchevsky
- 22.02.1900-25.05.1900 — Colonel Ivan Tolmachev
- 25.07.1900-09.02.1902 — Colonel Vladimir Khitrovo
- 16.02.1902-06.03.1905 — Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Mikhail Shishkevich
- 25.03.1905-09.07.1908 — Colonel Ivan Bolotov
- 25.08.1908-02.09.1910 — Colonel Anatoly Kalishevsky
- 12.09.1910-30.12.1914 — Colonel Andrei Snesarev
- ?-26.07.1915 — Colonel Vladimir Agapeyev
- 16.08.1915-21.03.1917 — Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Svyatoslav Denisov
- 16.05.1917-? — Nikolai Rot
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2-я казачья сводная дивизия. Ria1914.info. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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