Czech Legion
Czech Legion
I discovered yesterday that the great-uncle of one of my colleagues died in/near Archangel in 1919. While helping my colleague find suitable websites, I came across the remarkable story of the Czech Legion in Russia, and its confused role in the civil war. Can anyone point me at any good books about this extraordinary unit?
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Ahoj Jiri! Jak se mate? My family come from the Czech Republic, I visit there a couple times a year. Have to say it is a beautiful land with wonderful people and beer!! (Sorry off topic). I do not know much about the Czechoslovak Legion, but my Uncle flew with the 311 RAF in WW2. Nice to see your post!jirka vrba wrote:Hi,
I´m from Czech Republic, and Czech Legion in Russia is my hobby -
You can try to ask me about anything 8)
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Ahoj Josefe
Děkuji, mám se dobře a ty -> I´m fine, Thank you. And you.
When I was young, I red books about 311 -I love it - I is my youth ...
and about Czechoslovak legion ->
Order of battle
1914 -1916
Česká družina(Czech ?Detachment?) - cca baon
1916 -1917
Czechoslovak Rifle Rgt
1917
Czechslovak Rifle Brg
-1. Rifle Rgt
-2. Rifle Rgt
-3. Rifle Rgt
1917 - 1918
Czechoslovak Army Corps
-I. Division
--1. Rifle Rgt
--2. Rifle Rgt
--3. Rifle Rgt
--4. Rifle Rgt
-II. Division
--5. Rifle Rgt
--6. Rifle Rgt
--7. Rifle Rgt
--8. Rifle Rgt
+ another corps units
1918 -1920
Czechoslovak Army in Russia
-I. Division
--1. Rifle Rgt
--2. Rifle Rgt
--3. Rifle Rgt
--4. Rifle Rgt
-II. Division
--5. Rifle Rgt
--6. Rifle Rgt
--7. Rifle Rgt
--8. Rifle Rgt
-III. Division
--9. Rifle Rgt
--10. Rifle Rgt
--11. Rifle Rgt
--12. Rifle Rgt
-1. assault baon
-1. Light Artillery Rgt
-2. Light Artillery Rgt
-3. Light Artillery Rgt
-1. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-2. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-3. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-1. Cav. Rgt
-2. Cav. Rgt
+ another army units
Děkuji, mám se dobře a ty -> I´m fine, Thank you. And you.
When I was young, I red books about 311 -I love it - I is my youth ...
and about Czechoslovak legion ->
Order of battle
1914 -1916
Česká družina(Czech ?Detachment?) - cca baon
1916 -1917
Czechoslovak Rifle Rgt
1917
Czechslovak Rifle Brg
-1. Rifle Rgt
-2. Rifle Rgt
-3. Rifle Rgt
1917 - 1918
Czechoslovak Army Corps
-I. Division
--1. Rifle Rgt
--2. Rifle Rgt
--3. Rifle Rgt
--4. Rifle Rgt
-II. Division
--5. Rifle Rgt
--6. Rifle Rgt
--7. Rifle Rgt
--8. Rifle Rgt
+ another corps units
1918 -1920
Czechoslovak Army in Russia
-I. Division
--1. Rifle Rgt
--2. Rifle Rgt
--3. Rifle Rgt
--4. Rifle Rgt
-II. Division
--5. Rifle Rgt
--6. Rifle Rgt
--7. Rifle Rgt
--8. Rifle Rgt
-III. Division
--9. Rifle Rgt
--10. Rifle Rgt
--11. Rifle Rgt
--12. Rifle Rgt
-1. assault baon
-1. Light Artillery Rgt
-2. Light Artillery Rgt
-3. Light Artillery Rgt
-1. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-2. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-3. Heavy Artillery Detachment
-1. Cav. Rgt
-2. Cav. Rgt
+ another army units
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When Czechoslovak Corps strarted fights (26/5/1918), it was dispersted along railway.
Units were divided like this:
1-Samara (or Volga, or West)Group - lt. Čeček
1.Rgt - 2800
4.Rgt - 3500
1.Res. Rgt - 1300
1.Art Brg - 200
2-Tchelyabinsk group - col. Vojcechovskij
2. Rgt - 2500
3. Rgt - 2800
II., III./6.Rgt - 2000
-lt. Syrový (east part of Group)
kurgan baon - 1000
2 trains of 6. Rgt
2 trains of 2. Rgt
3. assault company - 200
3-East Group - capt. Gajda (Omsk - Irkutsk)
parts of 7. Rgt - 1600
I./6.Rgt - 680
2. Art. Brg - 500
-col. Ušakov
3 companies of assault baon - 300
I./2.Res. Rgt - 400
other - 350
4-Vladivostok Group - gen. Diterichs
5. Rgt - 4679
3., 4., 6., 9., 12./7. Rgt - 1598
8. Rgt - 3928
parts of 2. Res. Rgt. - 1685
other ...
Units were divided like this:
1-Samara (or Volga, or West)Group - lt. Čeček
1.Rgt - 2800
4.Rgt - 3500
1.Res. Rgt - 1300
1.Art Brg - 200
2-Tchelyabinsk group - col. Vojcechovskij
2. Rgt - 2500
3. Rgt - 2800
II., III./6.Rgt - 2000
-lt. Syrový (east part of Group)
kurgan baon - 1000
2 trains of 6. Rgt
2 trains of 2. Rgt
3. assault company - 200
3-East Group - capt. Gajda (Omsk - Irkutsk)
parts of 7. Rgt - 1600
I./6.Rgt - 680
2. Art. Brg - 500
-col. Ušakov
3 companies of assault baon - 300
I./2.Res. Rgt - 400
other - 350
4-Vladivostok Group - gen. Diterichs
5. Rgt - 4679
3., 4., 6., 9., 12./7. Rgt - 1598
8. Rgt - 3928
parts of 2. Res. Rgt. - 1685
other ...
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Ahoj Jirka! I am somewhat suprised by a considerable large number of women and children evacuated with the Czechoslovakian Corps from Russia in 1918-1920. I don't recall here that there would be living any substantial Czech or Slovakian minorities in Imperial Russia before the war, so I presume that we are here talking about mostly about Russian spouses and their children, eh? I have read recently memoire of a Croatian officer from IR 6 who was captured in Eastern Galicia in late 1914 and travelled home via Vladivostok, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Ceylon, Suez and Dubrovnik. Quite a journey he had, hehe..Till 1920 were evacuated (by 42 ship transtprts): 72 644 presons - 3004 officers, 53 455 soldiers, 4 914 invalids, 1 726 women, 717 children
lp,
Klemen