2nd Guards Cavalry Division
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The 2nd Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards light cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army.
| 2nd Guards Cavalry Division | |
|---|---|
| 2-я Гвардейская кавалерийская дивизия | |
| Active | 1810–1918 |
| Country |  Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Guards Corps |
| Branch |  Russian Imperial Army |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Role | Maneuver warfare Raiding Reconnaissance |
| Size | Division |
| Battle honours | Borodino Fère-Champenoise Great War |
Organisation
edit1857–1918:
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- Dragoon Guards Regiment[2]
- His Majesty's Hussar Guards Regiment[3])
- 2nd Division Life-Guards Horse Artillery
Commanders
edit- 1882–1884: Aleksandr Puzyrevskii[4]
- 1886–1890: Victor Fedorovitch Winberg
- 1901–1905: Georgi Skalon
- 1906–1909: Aleksei Brusilov
- 1912-1914: Georgy Ottonovich Rauch
Commanders of the 1st Brigade
edit- 1913–1914: Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky
Commanders of the 2nd Brigade
edit- 1873–1874: Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov
- 1896–1898: Sergei Vasilchikov
Chiefs of Staff
edit- 1866–1875: Kazimir Vasilevich Levitsky
- 1902: Andrei Zayonchkovski
- 1909—1914 : Afrikan P. Bogaewsky
References
edit- ^ Leib-Gvardii Ulanskii Eia Velichestva Gosudaryni Imperatritsy Aleksandry Feodorovny Polk
- ^ Leib-Gvardii Dragunskii Polk
- ^ Leib-Gvardii Gusarskii Ego Velichestva Polk
- ^ Panchenko, Aleksandr (2007). "А.К. Пузыревский: Генерал, Ученый, Военный Историк" [A.K. Puzyrevskii: General, Scientist, Military Historian]. Bibliosphera (in Russian). 1 (4): 33–42. Retrieved 8 May 2017.