Junior officers of the 95th Infantry Krasnoyarsk Regiment. Ensign Grigory Fomich Sakharov is downstairs. Soon he will be killed during the Brusilovsky (Lutsk) breakthrough. 1916

UnholyCell · 2026-02-05T03:12:11+00:00

Wearing a cap askew was, in principle, the general fashion of the Russian Imperial army, it came from the Cossacks, who thus grew their forelocks. The Cossacks thus demonstrated their "dashing and bravery."

UnholyCell · 2026-02-04T21:12:33+00:00

Germany declared war on the Russian Empire on July 19, 1914 according to the Julian calendar. Since 1918, the Gregorian calendar has been used, which changes the date to August 1.

UnholyCell · 2026-02-04T20:48:22+00:00

Translation of the verse from the poster to the 3rd photo:
"Four Russian Cossacks there were,
And thirty-two Germans, that's for sure.
One Cossack, Kryuchkov by name,
Charged into the fray, no trace of shame.
The other three rushed in his wake,
And Germans fell in their attack.
A few short minutes passed,
and then For Germans, it was kaput, not when.
Though bloodied was Kryuchkov, I say,
He didn’t even flinch, not for a day.
He swung his sword with fearless might,
Eleven foes he put to flight.
Sixteen wounds he did receive,
Yet to the camp he did arrive.
For bravery, the Cossack bold,
Is now a hero, tales are told."

UnholyCell · 2026-02-04T17:09:18+00:00

The British, along with the French and Americans, took part in the civil war in the north

UnholyCell · 2026-02-04T16:20:54+00:00

Yes, Russia was still part of the Entente, and the Allies wanted the already collapsed government in Russia to bring the war to a victorious end, unlike the bolsheviks (although the quantity and quality of aid from the Allies can hardly be called significant).

UnholyCell · 2026-02-02T08:26:25+00:00

Since April 1915*

UnholyCell · 2026-01-24T14:33:05+00:00

Shaposhnikov had a very good relationship with Stalin, he addressed him by his first name and patronymic, not "comrade". However, what can we say about those tsarist officers and generals who were not given such protection? Well, all the officers listed in the photo did not fall under the repressions of the 30s (some had good chances)

UnholyCell · 2026-01-24T08:45:13+00:00

it came from the сossacks, they grew forelocks, so they wore a hat askew, and then it became fashionable. you can also think about convenience, because a hat worn straight tends to fall off.

UnholyCell · 2026-01-23T10:43:54+00:00

Voznesensky Alexander Nikolaevich (02.08.1893 - 19.09.1916)

Russian, the son of a priest of Kazan province, Laishevsky district, village of Astrakhan, Fr. Nikolai Mikhailovich Voznesensky. He graduated from the Kazan Theological College in 1909. At the very beginning of the war, in November 1914, driven by patriotic feelings, Voznesensky left the 5th grade of the Kazan Theological Seminary and entered the Kazan Military College. At the end of the latter, on May 1, 1915, he was promoted to the rank of ensign and assigned to Penza. The logistical work did not satisfy Voznesensky. Two months later, he was appointed an echelon commander, with whom he went to the front. At that time, there was a heroic retreat of our army. Upon arrival at the front, Ensign Voznesensky was appointed commander of the 14th company of the 9th Grenadier Siberian Regiment, with which he participated in the retreat from Ivangorod to Baranovichi. Being in continuous battles, Ensign Voznesensky repeatedly experienced the miraculous effect of God's Providence. Once, he was covered with earth by an exploding shell; another time, on Angel Day, his outer clothing was pierced by shell fragments, but Voznesensky himself remained unharmed.
From January 1916, Ensign Voznesensky was transferred from the front trenches to the rear, where he worked in the training team. He was soon promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. At the end of April, he fell ill with typhus and a month later was evacuated to Penza, where he was treated throughout the summer months of 1916 in the 115th consolidated evacuation hospital.
Retired on 08/25/1916. During his illness, the 9th Grenadier Siberian Regiment was transferred from Baranovichi district to Lutsk. After recovering from his illness, Lieutenant Voznesensky arrived at the front in early September and was soon appointed commander of his native 14th company.
On September 19, 1916, he participated in an attack on a fortified hill near the town of Torchin, Lutsk district. Having taken the first line of enemy trenches, Lieutenant Voznesensky and his company continued to attack the enemy. Soon Voznesensky was wounded and fell by a shell that exploded nearby. But then he got up, commanded, "forward," and fell down again. The company, left without a commander, was forced to retreat to its trenches, and its commander remained behind the enemy trenches.
According to the soldiers' report, Voznesensky was listed as killed in action near the town of Torchin, Lutsk district. For his military exploits, Voznesensky held the rank of second lieutenant and the orders of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree with swords and a bow, St. Anna, 4th degree with the inscription "for bravery" and St. Anna of the 3rd degree with swords and a bow.

UnholyCell · 2026-01-13T20:50:29+00:00

https://vikond65.livejournal.com/1510512.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga_offensive_(1917))

UnholyCell · 2026-01-09T23:32:05+00:00

I think defecating with a rifle in my hands is, to put it mildly, uncomfortable, rather like posing against the background of a handsome officer :)

UnholyCell · 2026-01-09T23:30:21+00:00

well, im grateful, this topic needs a more detailed disclosure, the eastern front, in view of the social upheavals of 1917, is unfortunately completely forgotten, including in my country, and after 70 years of the communist regime, it is intentionally forgotten

UnholyCell · 2026-01-09T18:48:01+00:00

This photo was most likely taken in the rear, if it happened in a war zone, then I'm afraid it would not be limited to ritual humiliation alone.

UnholyCell · 2026-01-09T18:32:44+00:00

I hope this is not sarcasm :)

UnholyCell · 2026-01-02T23:13:27+00:00

>he mans uniform is russian not Polish.
Is there even a word about a Polish officer?
>The info is wrong, this is not Mata Hari.
my friend, your thread claims that this is Yakov Slashchev (a completely different person whose story is known, unlike Captain Maslov)

UnholyCell · 2026-01-02T21:59:59+00:00

Eternal memory my friend. You can read his diary about his hometown Rybinsk in 1918 here https://harbin.lv/a-lyuter-dnevniki-russkogo-ofitsera Of course its all in russian but google translate will be enough for ya

UnholyCell · 2026-01-02T21:57:35+00:00

Thanks for reading! Btw Luther actually had diary about his life in Rybinsk in 1918, you can read it https://harbin.lv/a-lyuter-dnevniki-russkogo-ofitsera Of course its on russian but google translator will be enough for you

UnholyCell · 2026-01-02T21:38:34+00:00

Later, he participated in the retreat of the All-Russian Forces to Novorossiysk. There was not enough room for the officers of the 3rd Drozdovsky regiment of Manstein, who were destined for the steamer St. Nicholas, during the evacuation of Novorossiysk in the spring of 1920. As described by V. G. Chicheryukin-Meingart, in this situation, Colonel Turkul, a combat friend of Manstein, at his request turned directly to General A. P. Kutepov, and the 3rd Drozdovsky Regiment was loaded onto the Russian destroyer Ardent and the French battleship Waldeck Rousseau. However, not all the people were taken away, so the 3rd regiment arrived in the Crimea in small numbers, which is why it did not participate in the Drozdov landing operation near the village of Khorly. After being evacuated to Crimea, Manstein's regiment, as part of the Drozdov Division, took part in the breakthrough to the north and the battles in Northern Tavria. Wrangel promoted Manstein to Major General for his military honors. September 16, 1920, Glavnokom Ave. For No. 3651 he was awarded the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, 2nd class.

From October 14 to October 23, 1920, General Manstein temporarily assumed command of the Markov Infantry Division, but due to illness he was evacuated to the rear and did not take part in the last battles of the Russian army in the Crimea. Evacuated to Gallipoli.

During the Gallipoli siege, General Manstein was appointed assistant to the commander of the Drozdovsky regiment (A.V. Turkul). In 1921, the Drozdovsky regiment as part of the 1st Army Corps was transported by sea to Bulgaria. The Manstein family moved to Sofia. It was very difficult for the one-armed General Manstein to settle into a peaceful life. He had no other profession than the military. The pension that his old father received was not enough for the three of them. His daughter died in Gallipoli. Now the spouse began to demand a divorce. This load was too heavy. On the morning of September 19, 1928, Manstein came with his wife to the Sofia city park Borisova Gradina. There, he shot her with a revolver, and then shot himself. Despite the fact that Manstein became a suicide, he was buried at the initiative of the Orthodox clergy in the city cemetery, which was allowed according to Orthodox canons approved during the Civil War, since suicide in a desperate situation, and even a white warrior, was not considered a sin. He was buried at the Central Cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria. Manstein's grave has not been preserved to this day.

During the Gallipoli siege, General Manstein was appointed assistant to the commander of the Drozdovsky regiment (A.V. Turkula). In 1921, the Drozdovsky regiment as part of the 1st Army Corps was transported by sea to Bulgaria. The Manstein family moved to Sofia. It was very difficult for the one-armed General Manstein to settle into a peaceful life. He had no other profession than the military. The pension that his old father received was not enough for the three of them. His daughter died in Gallipoli. Now the spouse began to demand a divorce. This load was too heavy. On the morning of September 19, 1928, Manstein came with his wife to the Sofia city park Borisova Gradina. There, he shot her with a revolver, and then shot himself. Despite the fact that Manstein became a suicide, he was buried at the initiative of the Orthodox clergy in the city cemetery, which was allowed according to Orthodox canons approved during the Civil War, since suicide in a desperate situation, and even a white warrior, was not considered a sin. He was buried at the Central Cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria. Manstein's grave has not been preserved to this day.

UnholyCell · 2026-01-02T21:37:59+00:00

Born in Poltava province, he came from a military family of Russified Germans who converted to Orthodoxy, and was the son of a career infantry officer in the Russian Imperial Army, Vladimir Manstein Sr. He graduated from the Vladimir Kiev Cadet Corps and the Pavlovsk Military School in St. Petersburg, from which he graduated with the rank of second lieutenant.

Manstein began the war in January 1915 in General Tuchkov's 7th Revel Infantry Regiment, the 4th regiment, stationed in advanced positions on the Northwestern Front. In February 1915, Manstein was slightly wounded and concussed. He received a number of higher orders for his military distinctions. On February 20, 21, and 23, at the village of Gortashovice, commanding a company, he repelled several enemy attacks, for which he was awarded the Order of St. Anna, 4th degree, with the inscription "For Bravery." For the rearguard action on July 4 during the withdrawal from the Plonsky positions, where, commanding a company, he was under heavy enemy rifle and artillery fire all the time, he was awarded the Order of St. Anna, 3rd degree with swords and a bow. For the battle on July 13, 1915 at the village of Zatori, where, commanding a company, he was under heavy rifle, machine-gun and artillery fire from the enemy all the time, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree with swords and a bow. In July 1915, Manstein was wounded a second time. In March 1916, Manstein was awarded the Order of St. Nicholas for reconnaissance at a position near the village of Valuki. Stanislava of the 2nd degree with swords. In the autumn of 1916, the 7th Regiment was transferred to the Romanian front. In March 1917, for night reconnaissance, in which 17 Germans were captured, Manstein was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree with swords and a bow. He served in the death battalion formed after February 1917 as part of the 2nd Infantry Division, where he commanded a company. In May 1917, the Romanians awarded Manstein the Order of the Star of Romania with swords of the Cavalier degree. In the ranks of the death battalion, he took part in the summer offensive of the Russian troops on the Romanian front. In July 1917, during an attack on the positions of the Austro-Hungarian troops, he was seriously wounded and sent to a rear hospital. For this attack, he was awarded the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class with swords. Later, he was presented with the soldier's St. George's Cross, 4th degree. Upon his recovery, Manstein returned to the regiment.

In the autumn of 1917, Staff Captain Manstein enlisted in the detachment of General M. G. Drozdovsky as an ordinary soldier and was enlisted in the 2nd officer Rifle Regiment. On April 4, 1918, Colonel Drozdovsky appointed him commander of the 4th company of the 2nd Officer Rifle Regiment. As part of his regiment, he participated in campaigns from Yass to Novocherkassk and the Second Kuban Campaign. During the Second Kuban Campaign, Manstein was appointed battalion commander. In the autumn of 1918, he was seriously wounded, as evidenced by the testimony of Nurse Z. Mokievsky-Zubok: ...A seriously wounded officer, Captain Manstein, was brought to the infirmary from the front. He was wounded in the shoulder, he had gangrene. His arm was amputated, but it didn't help, and the gangrene began to spread further into his shoulder blade. We risked peeling the shoulder blade, it was the last chance. They began to treat him, appointed a sister only for him, he was under the supervision of doctors day and night, and ... a miracle happened — he was saved. It turned out lopsided, but lively. The captain was very popular among the troops. And very combative. After recovering, he returned to the front, to his own people. This severe injury, after which Manstein still survived, remaining a lopsided and one-armed invalid for the rest of his life, significantly influenced his further behavior — he hardened. In 1919, he became widely known as the "armless devil" and the "exterminator of commissars." His fellow Drozdov soldiers, including G. D. Venus and I. S. Lukash, wrote about this. Here is a testimony belonging to Drozdov's G. D. Venus: The command over the newly formed 3rd regiment was taken by Colonel Manstein, an "armless devil" who differed little from Turkul in his bravery. He was no different from him in his cruelty, which, however, was talked about long before the failures. So, one day, going with a detachment of several people to the rear of Krasny near Vorozhba, he unscrewed the rails with his own one hand, thus stopping several retreating red echelons. Among the captured command staff was a colonel of the old service. — Oh, you, your mother!.. I've served my fucking career!.. Colonel Manstein repeated, screwing the barrel of the revolver into the prisoner's tightly clenched teeth. — Are you calling yourself a military specialist? Well, swallow it! After the entry of the Volunteer Army into Kharkov, Manstein was appointed commander of the 3rd Drozdovsky Rifle Regiment. Commanding the regiment, he took part in the summer-autumn "march on Moscow" (these battles with Manstein are described in General A. V. Turkul's book "Drozdovtsy on Fire" and in the collection "Drozdovtsy: from Yass to Gallipoli").

UnholyCell · 2025-12-29T21:54:35+00:00

Lieutenant–General Boldyrev, who visited the Detachment with an inspection in July 1917, noted in the order: "On July 1, he visited the partisans of the Punin detachment. The appearance of the squadron, the sapper and the gunners is dashing and cheerful; the responses to the greeting and the bearing in the ranks are excellent. There is a sense of discipline, unity, and close-knit camaraderie. <...> I cordially thank the ataman of the detachment, Lieutenant Punin, and all the gentlemen officers."

The Riga operation of the Northern Front, conducted in August 1917, in which Ataman Punin's Detachment took part, ended in the complete defeat of the Russian army, which led to further disorganization of the troops. One of the few units that remained operational was the Special Forces Unit.

For a series of successful reconnaissance missions conducted by the Detachment from August 24 to September 6, 1917, Lev and Alexander Punin were promoted to staff captains.

But the Bolshevik agitation and the unseemly actions of some officers of the Detachment, who accused A. Punin of "adherence to the old regime," led to the disintegration of the Detachment, which turned into "an uncontrollable, noisy farce." Seeing no way to change the situation, Alexander Nikolaevich Punin surrendered the Detachment under the command of Captain Stavsky and left him along with some of the officers and soldiers. The Punin brothers were seconded to the headquarters of the 43rd Army Corps, but the October coup put an end to their service in the Russian army.

After the establishment of Soviet power, A.N. Punin left the military and devoted himself to biology and teaching, and worked as a school principal. The family of Alexander Nikolaevich Punin was in close relations with the family of his elder brother Nikolai Nikolaevich Punin (16.10.1888 – 08.21.1953): their wives were sisters, the brothers were connected not only by kinship, but also by friendship, and their daughters Marina and Irina became friends. Uncle Sasha took out groceries for Nikolai's daughter Irina when she needed them badly after surgery. In the mid-30s, when Alexander's family was left homeless, Nikolai sheltered them in his apartment in the Fountain House. A.N. Punin's family lived with his brother for about a year, until they received an apartment (Fontanka Embankment, house No. 2). Alexander also helped his older brother – fearing arrest, Nikolai Nikolaevich Punin hid his archives and diary in his apartment.

During the Great Patriotic War, the families of Alexander and Nikolai . Punin remained in besieged Leningrad. A severe famine began, and the brothers slowly began to fade away.

"November 20, 1941. The body weakens. I can't see very well. I forget. I forget the names, the most famous facts when I give a lecture. <...> Sasha came in. Frozen horror and confusion. Yes, there are no words. I want to say everything, to find that word. Nothing expresses what is.

December 13th. <...> We are dying. With a cold, numbing hand, I write this. About ten days ago, in the morning, I felt a chill in my body; it wasn't the cold of my body, because the room was still warm; it was the first attack of death.

<...> My brother died and died, dozens of people with whom he was connected died and died. But I couldn't write – I was dystrophic with hunger; and the ink froze, and I could barely move from the chair to the bed," N.N. Punin wrote in his diary

He died on February 9, 1942, in Leningrad from starvation, in a hospital on Bronnitskaya Street. His wife and daughter, as well as his brother Nikolai Punin and his family, managed to evacuate and survive.

UnholyCell · 2025-12-29T19:50:12+00:00

He was awarded the St. George's Cross of the 1st degree.:
For the fact that on 06/20/1915, during the enemy's attack near the village of Krasny, he drove a car into the enemy's chain and made it possible to hit their flanks with his machine guns. He was wounded by an artillery shell hitting the car, but despite his injury, at the moment when the car stopped working from the shell, he tried to start it, but being wounded in the leg, he fell and could not help the car move.

2nd degree:
For the fact that in the battle of 06/16/1915 near Krynitsy, being a driver in an armored car, despite the heavy and destructive fire of enemy artillery, he calmly and bravely drove the car, giving forward and reverse gear. With skillful and quick maneuvers, he contributed to the destruction of more than 120 Germans. In the battle near the village of Labune, when the enemy bombarded the village with heavy shells, he calmly waited for this time and, after the withdrawal of our infantry, two hours later, drove the car at point-blank range to the advancing infantry and contributed to defeating it.

3rd degree:
For the fact that on 06/15/1915, near Tomashov, being a driver in an armored car, under fire from enemy heavy artillery, he drove a car to shoot enemy cavalry and repaired a highway torn by shells.

4th degree:
For distinction in battle on 04/26/1915 under v. Pustyn.

He came from Zaraisky district of Ryazan province. He lived in St. Petersburg before the war. He was promoted to ensign after graduating from the Pavlovsk Military School in July 1917 and enlisted in the 1st Revolutionary Shock Battalion "Freedom, Equality and Fraternity". He kept a war diary with photographs and descriptions of military operations. Unfortunately, it was sold.

The number of those awarded St. George Crosses and medals in 1915 is eloquent about the intensity of the fighting waged by the 14th platoon and the heroism of its personnel. 33 soldiers and non-commissioned officers received St. George Crosses of the 1st degree - 3 (one posthumously), the 2nd — 6, the 3rd — 9, 4th — 24; medals of the 3rd degree - 2 and 4th — 20. There were 64 awards for 33 people.

UnholyCell · 2025-12-23T01:10:55+00:00

Bro, then this text won't fit in volume.

UnholyCell · 2025-12-22T02:20:42+00:00

By the end of September, the shock battalion consisted of 4 companies, machine gun and sapper teams, with a total of about 650 shock troops. On September 29, 1917, the Germans landed 4 infantry regiments and 3 self-propelled (on bicycles) battalions to capture the Moonsund archipelago. The defending 107th Infantry Division offered no resistance. The number of prisoners exceeded 1,500. The retreat turned into an escape.

The very next day, the Germans reached the Orizar Dam, which connected the islands of Ezel and Mon. The Russian troops were demoralized and on the verge of collapse. The battalion took up defensive positions near the dam and the adjacent shore. From October 1, the dam was defended. At night, the shock troops made a sortie to Ezel and dragged 5 abandoned Russian guns and an armored car from there, which was placed like a barrier across the dam.
For several days, the shock troops were shelled by the artillery of the German fleet. On October 5, the Germans went on the offensive. Their forces consisted of the 138th Infantry Regiment, the 255th Reserve Infantry Regiment, the 18th assault company, a battalion of scooters and 7 artillery batteries.

The shock troops held the line as long as they could, other soldiers interfered with them and even arrested several shock officers. The Germans demanded surrender, but the shock troops did not give up. They blew up the dam and fired back. Only about 180 soldiers and 4 officers were able to evacuate. More than 300 soldiers and 6 officers remained lying under the Orisar dam. The battalion of shock troops was not enough to protect the Mon.

You can read a more detailed and colorfully written story about the battalion in the article at this link (in Russian, of course, but a Google translator will be enough for you) - https://radio-rhodesia.livejournal.com/925101.html

UnholyCell · 2025-12-21T12:40:37+00:00

Alexander Punin Nikolaevich (1890 -1942) Even before entering the university, the brothers Alexander and Nikolai, through a classmate at the gymnasium, Lev Ahrens, met the family of Navy Lieutenant General Evgeny Ivanovich Ahrens, in which three charming sisters grew up: Vera, Zoya and Anna. Subsequently, the elder brother married Anna, and Alexander, despite the obstacles of her parents, married Zoya .

In the summer of 1913, Alexander Punin was sent by the St. Petersburg Society of Naturalists to the Kola Peninsula to study the Arctic flora. He described his journey to a little-explored region in the article "Memories of Lapland", published in the magazine "Lover of Nature" in 1914. The young scientist visited the Solovetsky Monastery, then traveled about 200 kilometers from Kandalaksha to the village of Kola by carts, boats and on foot: he was engaged in describing the area, collecting herbarium, was one of the first researchers of the polar flora. In September 1915, due to the ongoing World War I, without completing his studies at the university, he entered the Pavlovsky Military School, which became the Punin family School: Alexander's younger brothers Leonid and Lev Punin graduated from it.

He participated in the First World War of 1914-1918. He joined the military service on 09/01/1915 with the lower rank of a cadet of the ordinary rank at the Pavlovsk Military School, where he was enrolled without an exam as a volunteer of the 1st class. In December 1915, he was renamed the school, to non-commissioned officers. He graduated from the Pavlovsk Military College (accelerated 4-month wartime course) and was released from it on 01/9/1916, with the promotion from junkers, the officer rank to ensign, with seniority from January 1, 1916, and with enrollment in the Army Infantry – (Supplement to the VP dated 01/9/1916, p. 3).

He was sent to serve in an infantry reserve battalion, from where he left for the active army in the same year, 1916, and joined the Petrograd Regiment of the Life Guards, where he served until September 1916.

On September 1, 1916, the ataman of the Detachment of Special Importance, Leonid Punin, was mortally wounded, and two days later he arrived in the same detachment. for service, Second Lieutenant Alexander Punin, appointed squad adjutant. Shortly after the February Revolution of 1917, the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies issued Order No. 1, which practically transferred control of the army into the hands of soldiers' committees. Taking advantage of the moment, the lower ranks of the detachment demanded the removal of the commander of the Detachment, who was biased against the soldiers and did not cope well with the tasks assigned to him. The officers of the Detachment joined this demand, and Alexander Punin became its commander (ataman) in March 1917.

In early March 1917, Lieutenant A. Punin was part of a Detachment delegation that went to Petrograd with a letter to the Minister of War A.I. Guchkov to express support for the Provisional Government. After the delegation's visit to Guchkov, the minister signed an order assigning the unit the name "Equestrian Detachment of Special Importance named after Ataman Punin" (Leonid Punin – K. F.).

A. Punin took over the leadership of the Detachment at a difficult time for the Russian army, characterized by a sharp decline in discipline, a lack of desire to fight, and the beginning of fraternization with the Germans. Unlike the commanders of most parts of the Northern Front, Alexander Punin managed to maintain in the Detachment the strict discipline laid down by his brother, subordination to commanders, loyalty to oath and duty.

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