10th Army (Russian Empire)

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10th Army
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski

The 10th Army (

First World War
.

History

A page from the army newspaper, Vestnik X Armii

The 10th Army was formed on 5 September [O.S. 23 August] 1914 from reserve units of the Stavka of the Commander-in-Chief, part of the Northwestern Front, and initially included the 22nd Army Corps, the 3rd Siberian Army Corps, and the 1st Turkestan Army Corps, under the command of Lieutenant General Vasily Flug. Subsequently, the army would also include the 1st Guards, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, and 44th Army Corps, the 2nd and 5th Caucasus Army Corps, the 1st and 2nd Siberian Army Corps, and the 7th Cavalry Corps at different times.[1]

The army was deployed between the

Masurian Lakes and was unable to capture them.[1]

Between 25 January and 13 February 1915, the army fought in the

Kovno and Osovets line by 13 February. The army rebuffed another unsuccessful German encirclement attempt during the Battle of Przasnysz between 7 February and 17 March. On 17 February, the 10th Army, in concert with the 1st and 12th Armies, launched a counteroffensive and pushed the German troops back to the East Prussian border, overcoming fierce resistance. Sievers was replaced by General of infantry Yevgeny Radkovich on 25 April.[1]

When the Northwestern Front was split in August, the 10th Army became part of the

Smorgon by 19 September, after which positional fighting took place.[1]

In the northern hemisphere spring of 1916, the army fought in the

Molodechno to Vilna. Preceded by a three-day artillery preparation, the army's units began the attack on 9 July, but its troops refused to fight, occupying two to three lines of German trenches before returning to their positions. The offensive was halted on 10 July as a result of the failure of the concurrent attacks of the Southwestern Front.[1]

The Russian Army disintegrated as a result of the Russian Revolution, resulting in the demobilization of the troops of the army between December and February 1918, before its disbandment in March.[1]

Military Fronts and engagements in which the 10th Army participated

The army was part of the following fronts during the war:[2]

Engagements

Commanders

The following officers commanded the army:[3][4][1]

  • General of the Infantry
    Alexei Evert
    (11–22 August 1914)
  • Lieutenant General Vasily Flug (22 August – 23 September 1914)
  • General of infantry
    Thadeus von Sievers
    (23 September 1914 – 25 April 1915)
  • General of infantry Yevgeny Radkovich (25 April 1915 – October 1916 )
  • General of cavalry Afanasy Tsurikov (October – 12 December 1916)
  • General of infantry Vladimir Gorbatovsky (12 December 1916 – 2 April 1917)
  • Lieutenant General Nikolai Kiselevsky (9 April – 12 July 1917)
  • Lieutenant General Pyotr Lomnovsky (12 July – 9 September 1917)
  • Major General
    Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
    (9 September – 16 November 1917)

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bazanov 1996, pp. 30–31.
  2. ^ Zaleski 2000, p. 458.
  3. ^ Zaleski 2000, pp. 458–459.
  4. ^ Zaleski 2003, pp. 793–794.

Bibliography

  • Bazanov, S.N. (July–August 1996). "Фронтовые пути русских армий" [Front paths of the Russian Armies]. Voyenno-istorichesky zhurnal (Military-Historical Journal) (in Russian) (4): 24–36.
  • Русская армия в Великой войне: Картотека формирований (Russian Army in the Great War)
  • Zaleski, Konstantin (2000). Первая мировая война. Правители и военачальники. Биографический энциклопедический словарь [World War I: Rulers and Generals: Biographical Encyclopedic Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Veche.
    ISBN 5-7838-0627-7
    .
  • Zaleski, Konstantin (2003). Кто был кто в Первой мировой войне [Who's who in World War I] (in Russian). Moscow: AST/Astrel.
    ISBN 5-17-019670-9
    .

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