3rd Army Corps (Armed Forces of South Russia)
(Redirected from Crimean-Azov Army)
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| 3rd Army Corps | |
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 Yakov Aleksandrovich Slashchov | |
| Country | Russia |
| Allegiance |  White Movement |
| Branch | Armed Forces of South Russia |
| Size | Corps |
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The 3rd Army Corps (Russian: 3-й армейский корпус) was one of the main formations of the Armed Forces of South Russia (Russian: Вооружённых Сил Юга России, ВСЮР; VSUR) during the Russian Civil War.
This army unit was first known as the Crimean-Azov Army formed in VSYUR on January 10, 1919 on the basis of the Crimean-Azov Corps itself formed in December 1918.
In May 1919 the Crimean-Azov Army was transformed into the 3rd Army Corps.
Composition
[edit]- 1st Brigade: Yakov Slashchov
- 2nd Brigade: AA Geiman
- 1st Division: Andrei Shkuro
- Division: Sułtan Girej-Kłycz
- 4th Infantry Division: Yakov Slashchov (2nd formation)
- 13th Infantry Division (3rd formation)
- 34th Infantry Division (3rd formation)
- 6th Infantry Division (4th formation)
- 7th Infantry Division (4th formation)
Commanders
[edit]- Vladimir Liakhov 1918–1919 (1st formation)
- Sergey Dobrorol'skij (28.05.1919 – 10 July 1919) (2nd formation)
- Nikolai Shilling (10.7.1919 – 26.08.1919)
- Yakov Slashchov (06.12.1919 – 04.09.1920)
Chiefs of Staff
[edit]- E. V. Maslovskiy: 1918–1919 (1st formation)