Combat OOB for the VSYuR, 5 (18) October, 1919. Forces of North Caucasus 8th Infantry Division - General of Cavalry Erdeli 1st Terek Cossack Infantry Brigade 2nd Terek Cossack Infantry Brigade (a Battalion and a Battery) 1st Kuban Cossack Infantry Brigade 3rd Terek Cossack Division 4th Terek Cossack Division Kabardino Horse Division (part) Ossetia Horse Division Chechen Horse Division (part) Dagestan Horse Division (part) Units, not part of the Divisions or Brigades: Trans-Caspian Detachment 8th Infantry Division - Gen-Maj Rudnev Apsheronskiy Infantry Regiment - 1286 Rifles, 16 machineguns Dagestan Infantry Regiment - 738 Rifles, 9 machineguns Shirvanskiy Infantry Regiment - 1011 Rifles, 9 machineguns 1st Composite Regiment of the 52nd Infantry Division - 1673 Rifles, 7 machineguns 2nd Composite Regiment of the 52nd Infantry Division - 538 Rifles, 6 machineguns Supplemental Battalion - 411 Rifles 8th Artillery Brigade (4 Batteries) - 12 Light, 4 Mountain (cannons), & 3 howitzers Total Numbers: 5657 Rifles, 47 machineguns, 12 Light, 4 Mountain (cannons), & 3 howitzers 1st Terek Cossack Infantry Brigade - Col Lesikov 9th Terek Cossack Infantry Battalion - 208 Rifles, 4 machineguns (there was a note in the original text stating that the 9th Terek had not yet become a part of the 1st Sunzhensko Battalion in view of operations). 1st Volga Cossack Infantry Battalion - 304 Rifles, 5 machineguns 2nd Volga Cossack Infantry Battalion - 85 Rifles, 1 machinegun 1st Sunzhensko-Vladikavkaz Cossack Infantry Battalion - 222 Rifles, 4 machineguns 2nd Sunzhensko-Vladikavkaz Cossack Infantry Battalion 1st Caucasus Artillery Division: 1st Caucasus Cossack Infantry Mountain Battery - 3 mountain cannons 1st Caucasus Howitzer Battery - 2 howitzers Total: 819 Rifles, 14 machineguns, 3 mountain cannons, 2 howitzers 2nd Terek Cossack Infantry Brigade (brigade & army volunteers) 16th Terek Cossack Infantry Battalion - 111 Rifles, 4 machineguns 2nd Caucasus Cossack Infantry Mountain Battery - 4 light cannons 1st Kuban Cossack Infantry Brigade - Col Firsov 6th Kuban Cossack Infantry Battalion - 245 Rifles, 7 machineguns 7th Kuban Cossack Infantry Battalion - 562 Rifles, 12 machineguns 12th Kuban Cossack Infantry Battalion - 800 Rifles, 9 machineguns Special Kuban Cossack Infantry Battalion 1st Kuban Cossack Infantry Battery 4th Kuban Cossack Infantry Battery - 4 light cannons Total: 1607 Rifles, 28 machineguns, 4 light cannons 3rd Terek Cossack Division (there was a note in the original text stating that the 3rd Terek along with the 4th combined to later form the 2nd Terek Cossack Division) 1st Sunzhensko-Vladikavkaz Cossack Regiment - 212 sabers, 3 machineguns 2nd Sunzhensko-Vladikavkaz Cossack Regiment - 313 sabers, 7 machineguns 3rd Sunzhensko-Vladikavkaz Cossack Regiment - 240 sabers, 3 machineguns 3rd Terek Cossack Regiment - 380 sabers, 5 machineguns 4th Terek Cossack Battery - 3 light cannons 6th Terek Cossack Battery - 4 light cannons Total: 1145 sabers, 18 machineguns, 7 light cannons 4th Terek Cossack Division - Gen-Maj Kolesnikov 1st Kizlyaro-Grebeni Horse Regiment - 235 sabers, 4 machineguns 2nd Kizlyaro-Grebeni Horse Regiment - 161 sabers, 6 machineguns 3rd Kizlyaro-Grebeni Horse Regiment - 253 sabers, 1 machinegun 4th Terek Cossack Regiment - 407 sabers 5th Terek Cossack Battery - 4 light cannons Total: 1056 sabers, 11 machineguns, 4 light cannons Kabardino Horse Division - Gen-Maj Anzorov 1st Kabardino Horse Regiment (in the Caucasus Army) 2nd Kabardino Horse Regiment (in the Caucasus Army) 3rd Kabardino Horse Regiment (in the Caucasus Army) 4th Kabardino Horse Regiment (in the Caucasus Army) 5th Kabardino Horse Regiment - 70 sabers, 2 machineguns 6th Kabardino Horse Regiment - 360 sabers Training-Supplemental Command - 44 sabers Machinegun Course - 7 machineguns Total: 474 sabers, 9 machineguns Ossetia Horse Division - Col Emmanuel 1st Ossetia Horse Regiment - 265 sabers, 5 machineguns 2nd Ossetia Horse Regiment - 244 sabers, 8 machineguns 3rd Ossetia Horse Regiment - in the Volunteer Army 4th Ossetia Horse Regiment - 93 sabers, 8 machineguns 1st Ossetia Rifle Battalion - in the Volunteer Army 2nd Ossetia Rifle Battalion - 308 rifles, 4 machineguns 3rd Ossetia Rifle Battalion - 384 rifles, 4 machineguns Total: 692 Rifles, 8 machineguns; 602 sabers, 21 machineguns Chechen Horse Division - Gen-Maj Revishin (the 4 Chechen Horse Regiments were sent to the rear area of the Volunteer Army) 1st Chechen Horse Regiment 2nd Chechen Horse Regiment 3rd Chechen Horse Regiment 4th Chechen Horse Regiment Kumik Horse Regiment - 378 sabers, 4 machineguns Total: 378 sabers, 4 machineguns Dagestan Horse Brigade 1st Dagestan Horse Regiment: - in the Caucasus Army, transferred to the Composite Gorsk (Horse) Division 2nd Dagestan Horse Regiment - in the Caucasus Army, transferred to the Composite Gorsk (Horse) Division 1st Dagestan Rifle Battalion - in the Caucasus Army, transferred to the Composite Gorsk (Horse) Division 2nd Dagestan Rifle Battalion - 36 rifles, 4 machineguns 3rd Dagestan Rifle Battalion - 177 rifles 4th Dagestan Rifle Battalion - 17 rifles 1st Detached Light Battery - 5 light cannons Total: 230 rifles, 4 machineguns, 5 light cannons Units, not part of the Divisions or Brigades Aleksandriyskiy Hussar Regiment - 861 sabers, 18 machineguns Ossetia (Kuban) Division - 78 sabers Ossetia Horse Division - 46 sabers, 1 machinegun Partisan Detachment - 191 sabers, 1 machinegun Astrakhan Detached Squadron (sotnya) - 120 sabers Caucasus Engineer Battalion - 3 companies, 256 sappers Supplemental Terek Battery - 6 light cannons 1st Independent Horse-Mountain Division (2 batteries) - 8 light cannons Armored Trains: "Terets", "Caucasus Warrior", "George the Victorious" Radio Stations numbers 18, 6, and 8 Air Detachment Number 5 - 2 airplanes Total: 1296 sabers, 20 machineguns, 14 light cannons, 3 companies of 256 sappers, 2 airplanes and 3 armored trains. More Armed Forces of South Russia OOB Part 1: Staffs of the Supreme Commander and of the Army Part 2: Administration of the Corps Part 3: Combat OOB for the VSYuR October 1919 Part 4: Trans-Caspian Detachments and Caucus Army Back to The Gauntlet No. 21 Table of Contents Back to The Gauntlet List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Craig Martelle Publications This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com