1st Neva Infantry Regiment

1st Neva Infantry Regiment
1st Neva Infantry Regiment
1-й Невский пехотный полк
	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Roslavl
Patron	Peter Lacy
Anniversaries	August 30
Engagements	Great Northern War; Seven Years' War; Russo-Turkish War (1768–74); Russo-Swedish War (1788–90); Finnish War; Russo-Turkish War (1877–78); Russo–Japanese War; World War I;

The 1st General Field Marshal Count Lacy's, His Majesty King of the Hellenes' Neva Infantry Regiment (Russian: 1-й пехотный Невский генерал-фельдмаршала графа Ласси, ныне Его Величества Короля Эллинов полк) was an

Russo–Japanese War. By 1914, the 1st Neva Infantry Regiment was part of the 1st Infantry Division, and it fought in World War I before being dissolved in 1918, after the events of Russian Revolution

.

Organization

The unit was first formed in

which?] would later be disbanded in 1731). On 15 July 1713 a new Neva Regiment was created, named after the original. In 1727 it was briefly designated as the "2nd Vladimir Infantry Regiment" before being renamed "Neva" again.^[2] It was reformed in 1731 and a decade later its total strength was 1,557 men. By 1753 the regiment's battalions each consisted of one grenadier and four fusilier companies, for a total strength of 2,859 men.^[1]

In the mid-1750s two of its grenadier companies were reassigned to form other units. In 1762 the Neva Regiment was reformed and came to consist of 3 fusilier battalions, each of which included one grenadier and four fusilier companies. The following year it gained two new battalions, and its official strength was listed as 2,092 men during wartime and 1,880 during peacetime. On 29 November 1796 it was renamed "Neva Musketeer Regiment". On 31 October 1798 it was renamed "1st Lieutenant General Duke Volkonsky's Musketeer Regiment" and later "Lieutenant General Duke Gorchakov's" on 26 January 1800. In 1800 its numerical designation was changed to 2nd before being renamed "Neva Musketeer Regiment" on 31 March 1801. In 1811 it was renamed "Neva Infantry Regiment". In January 1833 the 1st naval battalion was added to the unit, and it was later renamed the "Neva Naval Regiment". In 1846 it became the "His Majesty King of Naples Regiment" before being changed back to "Neva Infantry Regiment" the following year.^[1]

In April 1863 it lost three battalions which were reassigned to form the new "Neva Reserve Infantry Regiment". It was in 1867 that it first gained the name of "1st His Majesty

King of the Hellenes' Infantry Regiment". In 1913 it was renamed "1st Neva Infantry Regiment". Part of the unit was transferred to form the new 221st Roslavl Infantry Regiment in August 1914, and the unit was disbanded in 1918.^[1]

Combat chronicle

The regiment saw its first action during the

Russo-Swedish War (1788–90).^[1]^[2]

In 1812 it took part in fighting the

Russo–Japanese War, but the conflict ended by the time they arrived in Harbin. Between 1907 and 1908 the regiment took part in putting down revolutionary unrest in Voronezh. During that time all men of the unit received a marking which stated "For Accomplishment in the Turkish War of 1877 and 1878."^[2]

During

East Prussian Operation, including the Battle of Tannenberg, in 1914 and was part of the 1st Infantry Division. It saw action as part of 2nd Army, 10th Army, 5th Army, and 12th Army; on the Northwestern Front and the Northern Front. It was dissolved by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and some of its members fought for the White movement in the Russian Civil War.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Rank insignia

Officers

Label	Regimental rank insignia of the 1st Neva Infantry Regiment as of 1911

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Rank designation	Polkovnik (en: colonel)	Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel)	Mayor (major)	captain )	Stabs-kapitan	Poruchik	Podporuchik	Praporshchik
Rank group	Shtab-ofitsery (en: staff officers )				Ober-ofitsery (en: upper, superior, or higher officers)

NCOs and enlisted

Label	Regimental rank insignia of the 1st Neva Infantry Regiment as of 1911

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Rank designation	Zauryad-praporshchik	Podpraporshchik	Feldfebel	Starshy unter-оfitser (en: senior NCO)	Мladshy unter-оfitser (en: junior NCO)	Yefeytor (en: Private first class)	Ryadovoy (en: Private)
Rank group	Unter-ofitsery (en: Non-commissioned officers)					Ryadovye (en: enlisted men )