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    The Russian White "Volunteer" Army was formed in January 1918 primarily from former officers of the imperial Russian army, students, and Cossacks in the Don and Kuban regions. As of February 1918, it numbered around 4,000 men with 8 field guns under the command of General L.G. Kornilov. By June 1918, the Volunteer Army had expanded to around 9,000 soldiers with 21 vehicles and 3 armored cars, organized into several divisions under the command of Lieutenant General I. Denikin.

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    The Russian White "Volunteer" Army was formed in January 1918 primarily from former officers of the imperial Russian army, students, and Cossacks in the Don and Kuban regions. As of February 1918, it numbered around 4,000 men with 8 field guns under the command of General L.G. Kornilov. By June 1918, the Volunteer Army had expanded to around 9,000 soldiers with 21 vehicles and 3 armored cars, organized into several divisions under the command of Lieutenant General I. Denikin.

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    The Russian White "Volunteer" Army was formed in January 1918 primarily from former officers of the imperial Russian army, students, and Cossacks in the Don and Kuban regions. As of February 1918, it numbered around 4,000 men with 8 field guns under the command of General L.G. Kornilov. By June 1918, the Volunteer Army had expanded to around 9,000 soldiers with 21 vehicles and 3 armored cars, organized into several divisions under the command of Lieutenant General I. Denikin.

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    Russian White "Volunteer" Army

    1 February to 22 June 1918


    The Great "White" Army in Southern Russia and on the North Caucasus.
    This army ordered organized on 9 January 1918. it formed, primarily,
    in the Don and Kuban regions with former officers of imperial Russian
    army, students and Cossacks. It was formed with volunteers so it was
    subsequently given the title of "Volunteer". In January 1919 it formed
    the ucleus of the "Armed Forces of South Russia".

    As of 1 February 1918:
    Commander-in-chief: infantry General L.G. Kornilov
    Staff Superior: major General I. P. Romanovskiy
    1st Summary Officer Regiment: Lieutenant General S.L. Markov
    1st Officer Battalion
    2nd Officer Battalion
    3rd Officer Battalion
    Militarily-sea Company
    Mounted "Death" Division
    Kornilovskiy Shock Regiment: Captain Nezhentsev
    Partisan Regiment: Major General P. Bogaevskiy
    Cadet Battalion: Major General Borovskiy
    Cadet "Regiment"
    Student "Regiment"
    Czechoslovak Engineering Battalion: Captain Nemitchek
    Cavalry Regiment:
    1st Partisan Division
    2nd Don Division
    3rd Officer Division
    Artillery Division (4 batteries)
    General quantity: about 4000 men, 8 field guns.

    As of 22 June 1918 the Volunteer Army was organized as follows:

    Commander-in-chief: lieutenant General I. Denikin


    Army Staff:
    Staff Superior: Major General I. P. Romanovskiy
    Superior of Combatants Department: Major General S. Trukhachev
    Provision Superior: Colonel Maltsev
    Artillery Inspector: Major General Nevadovskiy
    Superior Medical Department: N. Rodzianko
    1st Division: Lieutenant General S.L. Markov
    1st Officer Infantry Regiment
    1st Kuban Rifle Regiment
    1st Horse Regiment

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    1st Independent light Battery (3 guns)
    1st Engineering Company
    2nd Division: Major General Borovskiy
    Kornilovskiy Shock Regiment
    Partisan Infantry Regiment
    Ulagaevskiy Plastunskiy (foot) Battalion
    4th Summary Kuban Horse Regiment
    2nd Independent Light Battery (3 guns)
    2nd Engineering Company
    3rd Division: Colonel G. Drozdovskiy
    2nd Officer Rifle Regiment
    2nd Equestrian Regiment
    3rd Independent Light Battery (6 guns)
    Horse-mountain Battery (4 guns)
    Mortar Battery (2 mortars)
    3rd Engineering Company
    1st Cavalry Division: General of Infantry I.G. Erdeli
    1st Kuban Cossack Regiment
    1st Circassian Horse Regiment
    1st Caucasian Cossack Regiment
    1st Black Sea Cossack Regiment

    1st Kuban Cossack Brigade: Major General V.L. Pokrovskiy


    2nd Kuban Cossack Regiment
    3rd Kuban Cossack Regiment
    Artillery Platoon (2 guns)
    Independent Plastunskiy (foot) Battalion
    Armored Cars Detachment (3 cars)
    Don Home Guard Detachment: Colonel I.F. Bykadorov

    General quantity: about 9,000 bayonets and sabers, 21 vehicles and 3


    armored car.

    Source: Denikin I., White Movement and the Struggle of the Volunteer
    Army, Moscow: 1992. - P. 247-248.
    Copyright GFN 2001

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