Nevertheless, the Red Army's victory over what became characterised under Stalin as 'The Three Campaigns of the Entente' (a loaded reference to the efforts of Kolchak, Denikin and Iudenich, who were portrayed as being 'puppets' of western capitalism), in a civil war that cost perhaps ten million lives, assumed a hallowed place in Soviet and Russian history. Battle deaths, 1,141; wounded 5,622; prisoners 101. S. Farnsworth commanded until its return to the States. In addition to the above the division was augmented by draft men from North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Brig. Gen. Robert Alexander, Feb. 14 to Aug. 10, 1918; Brig. Co. No. They were relieved in this sector on Sept. 30th and passed to the command of the 2nd Colonial French Corps., moving Oct. 8th to the Troyon sector (Frenes-en-Woevre-Doncourt). Food riots, demonstrations and a mutiny at the Petrograd Garrison in February 1917 forced Nicholas II to abdicate as war still continued. Co. No. Brigs, 361st, 362d, 363d, 364th Inf. Regts., 125th, 126th, 127th Fld. Brig. 116th Amm. And Train, 311th Fld. The Bolsheviks, who controlled these organizations, agreed to this request, but in a speech made by their leader, Lenin, he made clear they would be fighting against Kornilov rather than for Kerensky. Sent to the Bar-sur-Aube area for training; June 1st moved by rail to the Vosges. And M.P., 105th Supply Train, 105th Amm. Inf. However, the country's political and economic problems were greatly exacerbated by the war. Regts., 316th Trench Mortar Battery, 346th Div. The division left this sector June 28th and moved by rail to area east of Meaux. Soldiers on the Eastern Front were dismayed at the news and regiments began to refuse to move to the front line. 1), Missouri (1st Bn. It was in actor for forty-eight consecutive fighting days. and Train; 301st Fld. The enlisted men were from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Train; 101st Sanitary Train, 101st, 102d, 103d and 104th Amb. 1), Alabama (4th Inf. Upon being relieved the 33d Division marched to the Troyon-sur-Meuse sector on the St. Mihiel front, relieving the 79th Division on the nights of Oct. 23d, 24th, and 25th. The artrncry brigade had meanwhile come up to this front and was supporting the 90th Division. Approximately 80,000 men were trained in this division and only about 25,000 retained. Ind. Organized at Camp Cody, New Mexico, on Oct. 2, 1917. By the 1st of September the training of the division for overseas service was well under way. On Aug. 29, 1918, after a period of training the division entered the line at St. On January 19, 1919, orders were issued for the demobilization of the division and in the early part of March all commissioned and enlisted personnel except those belonging to the regular establishment had been discharged or transferred. The ruling-class used every device to keep those weapons in the soldiers' hands. At some table a document is signed by some persons whom none of us knows, and then for years together that very crime on which formerly the world's condemnation and severest penalty fall, becomes our highest aim. If we had a rest from fighting for about a month, our condition would greatly improve. ), the 58th Inf. ; 215th Engr. This sector was approximately twenty kilometers northwest of Toul. Insignia, a black Indian head with an orange circle. A few organizations went direct to France but the majority of the division landed in England. Twenty Russian ships were sunk and another five were captured. In addition to women, children, and the aged, I have working for me 36 people from the Kherson jail, and 947 Austrian war prisoners. Brigs., 321st, 322d, 323d, 324 Inf. V. Judson. (9), On the outbreak of the First World War General Alexander Samsonov was given command of the Russian Second Army for the invasion of East Prussia. Cos. And Field Hospitals). Inf., Brig., Hqs., 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Inf. Gen. Chas. Moved to Toul area September 30th with headquarters at Gondreville. For they had forgotten that once upon a time they had been soldiers; they hated war, and thought only of returning to their homes as soon as possible. Regt. Commanding generals: Maj.Gen. The division was then withdrawn and placed in reserve until Sept. 17th, when it was again sent into the line with division headquarters at Herissart. ; 58th, 59th 60th Machine Gun Bns. Hq. Cos. Nos. On Oct. 17th participated in the Battle of La Selle river, and remained in the attack until Oct. 20th. The last units arrived in France, Aug. 3, 1918. Arty. Sig. Participated in the 2nd Army offensive. Organized at Camp Sevier, S.C., in October, 1917. Took part in the attack on Hamel, which was the first time American troops had fought with the Austrailians. On October 18, 1917, the division embarked for France. The division was composed of the following organizations: 15th Hqs. Inf. The division was relieved after having reached Berzy le Sec. The History of World War I series recounts the battles and campaigns of the 'Great War'. This division captured from the enemy the following: 2,153 prisoners, 21 pieces of artillery and 190 machine guns. Its shoulder insignia is a blue monogram YD superimposed on a diamond of khaki. Cos. And Field Hospitals). Chosen because the numeral "1" represents the number of the division and many of its subsidiary organizations. The division went into the Grondrecourt training area for training. Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn commanded this division from the time of its organization until it was demobilized. Regts., 337th, 338th, 339th Machine Gun Bns., 337th, 338th, 339th Fld. Insignia, a rainbow on black field. Known as the "Sandstorm Division." The cross bar of the "H" contains the triple "XXX," the Roman numerals for thirty. Regts., 117th Regt. The division was composed of drafted men from Michigan and Wisconsin. Sig. 1st Iowa Brig. After four days it was moved by bus to Recicourt and as a part of the 5th Corps entered the Argonne drive at Avocourt. Consequently, for the village of Grushevka the losses amount to 13 per cent of the total population of 3,307 souls. 1 and 2; 1st , 2nd, and 3rd Ky. Arty., 16th Trench Mortar Battery); 216th Engr. They made contact on 22nd August, 1914, and for six days the Russians, with their superior numbers, had a few successes. The artillery brigade of the division was organized at Camp Bowie, Texas, on August 14, 1918, from the 307th and 309th National Army Cavalry Regiments. Read the essential details about what was happening in Italy in the lead up to the Second World War. Train, 109th Supply Trian, 109th Sanitary Train (133d, 134th, 135th, and 136th Amb. Sig. Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. This division was composed of the following organizations: 169th and 170th Inf. Train, 106th Supply Train, 106th Sanitary Train (121st, 122nd, 123rd, and 124th Field Hospitals and Amb. ; 102d Hqs Train and M.P., 102d Amm. On Sept. 29th it was relieved and assembled in the vicinity of Ouisy, where on Oct. 4th it again attacked, and over difficult ground attained a distance of four kilometers in nine days. The Russian officers, brutal as they often were to their men (many of them scarcely considered privates to be human), were as a rule friendly and helpful to us. Regts., 111th. ), 36th Inf. North Dakota Inf., and North Dakota Field Hospital Co. No. Insignia is a blue liberty bell superimposed on a khaki square. Regts, 36th Machine Gun Bn. The 172d Field Artillery Brigade consisting of the 61st, 62d, and 63d Field Artillery Regiments, 21st Trench Mortar Battery and 322d Ammunition Train was organized at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, under the command of Brig. The division was composed of the following organizations: 177th and 178th Inf. And Train; 217th Fld. Brig. Trotsky had the difficult task of trying to end Russian participation in the First World War without having to grant territory to the Central Powers. ; M. G. Troop, Wash. Insignia, a black "W" in a black circle. Ohio Inf. On October 1st, the division was relieved, moving to the Bois de Montfaucon on Octber 6th as reserve of the Fifth Army Corps. Brig. Relieved August 24th. Arty. Insignia, a shield outlined in white on a khaki background with three blue mountains superimposed. All other units of the division were organized and undergoing intensive training by the end of October and at the time of the signing of the armistice, the division was being rounded into shape for service overseas. Gen. Robt. Regts., 350th, 351st Machine Gun Bns., 167th Arty. "Untrained troops were ordered into battle without adequate arms or ammunition. Sig. Battle casaulties 12,948. The division relieved the 77th Division on Oct. 16th and continued in the line until Nov. 5th, advancing twenty-one kilometers. Organized at Camp Funston, Kansas in Sept. 1917. The division remained in the Reynel area until Aug. 5th when it was moved by bus to the Toul front where it occupied the line between northeast corner of Bois de Bauchot to the middle of the Etang de Vorgevaux and was supported by the 55th Fld. Witte added that "there must inevitably break out in the conquered country a social revolution, which by the very nature of things, will spread to the country of the victor." By June 30th all units had sailed from Hoboken. Brig. Insignia, red monogram of letters "T" and "O", symbolizing Texas and Oklahoma, the native states of the first members of the division. Again, at the second battle of the Marne, which began July 18, 1918, and was the turning point of the entire war, Pershing put the 1st Division practically directly at the hinge of this great door movement, at Soissons, only one French division being on the inside of it, and the 2d Soissons, only one French division being on the inside of it, and the 2d Division, containing the much advertised marines, were placed two whole divisions farther away from the hinge of our right. Arty Brig., 337th, 338th, 339th, 340th Inf. After failing to rally the troops against the new government, Kerensky fled to France. On Oct. 29th, making preparations for the resumption of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. F.A., 1st Wis. Cav. At 4 a.m. on 31st July the first telegram came through; an order to mobilize and be prepared for active service. Wiegel, Nov. 27, 1917 to Feb. 13, 1918; Maj. Gen. H. F. Hodges, Feb.13 to Nov. 11,1918. The division, as part of 3d Corps, attacked on the first day in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, September 26th, advancing six and a half kilometers the first day, and continued in this offensive until October 19th, when it was relieved while holding Bois de la Cote Lemont, and Bois de Brieulles. This division consisted of the following organizations: 13th Div. Commanding generals: Maj. Gen. Francis J. Kernan, Aug. 25th, 1917 to Sept. 18, 1917; Maj. Gen. John L. Hayden, Sept. 18, 1917 to March 15, 1918; Maj. Gen. Francis H. French, March 15, 1918 to May 15, 1918; Maj. Gen. LeRoy S. Lyon, May 15, 1918 to Nov. 11, 1918. Bn., 113th Hqs. Following is a list of the decorations conferred on individuals of this division: Congressional Medals of Honor, 8; Distinguished Service Crosses, 110; British Distinguished Service Orders, 1; British Military Medals, 41; French Croix de Guerre, 47; Belgian Order of Leopold, 1. 2d Brig; 1st Sq. In September 1917, matters reached a crisis. On Sept. 11th, it was sent to the St. Mihiel sector, where it acted as army reserve during the operations. By Sept. 25th the whole division was in position and on Sept. 26th attacked on the left of the 1st American Army in the Argonne forest. Gen. L. W. V. Kennon, Mar. Upon relief of the division, it moved to a position south of the Argonne forest, and on Sept. 20th took part of the sector extending from Boureuilles on the east to Cote 285 on the west. On June 9, 1918, the division moved to the Meaux and vicinity and on June 15th moved to LaFerte, being at the disposal of the 164th French Infantry Division. War Land on the Eastern Front is a study of a hidden legacy of World War I: the experience of German soldiers on the Eastern front and the long-term effects of their encounter with Eastern Europe. Cos. Nos. It landed at Calais May 18th and trained with the British in the vicinity of Nielles les Blequin for about two weeks. Gen. R. N. Getty, Nov. 26, 1917 to Feb. 9, 1918; Maj. Gen. Edward H. Plummer Feb. 19 to March 14, 1918 Brig. Regt. This was reinforced by Germany's decision to form the Triple Alliance. The division commenced leaving the States April 21, 1918, moving through Camp Upton. From that time these brigades have been known as the Oklahoma and Texas Brigades. The attack of June 3d and 4th was halted June 4th on the line west of Chateau-Thierry and the division advanced two kilometers in the neighborhood of Vaux and in the Belleau Woods, between June 6th and July 1st. The July Offensive, led by General Alexei Brusilov, was an attack on the whole Galician sector. The 54th Arty. The military campaigns had opened brilliantly by a deep break-through into East Prussia; the offensive was launched prematurely at the demand of the Allies to relieve the congested Western front. Gen. James Harbord, July 20 to Aug. 2, 1918; and Maj. Gen. John A. LeJeune Aug. 3 to Nov. 11, 1918. This sector was quiet. The 358th Infantry paraded before the Lord Mayor of Liverpool on July 4th, and was given a banquet by the city. Regts., 150th, 151st Machine Gun Bns., 67th Art. General Krymov committed suicide and Kornilov was arrested and taken into custody. This division captured from the enemy the following; 3,848 prisoners, 81 pieces of artillery and 426 machine guns. The division was composed of the following organizations: 10th Headquarters Troop, 28th Divisional Machine Gun Battalion, 19th Infantry Brigade, 41st Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Regiment, 29th Machine Gun Battalion, 20th Infantry Brigade, 20th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Regiment, 30th Machine Gun Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 28th Field Artillery Regiment, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Trench Mortar Battery, 210th Engineer Regiment, 210th Engineer Train, 10th Train Headquarters and Military Police, 10th Supply Train, 10th Sanitary Train, 237th Field Hospital, 238th Field Hospital, 239th Field Hospital, 240th Field Hospital, 237th Ambulance Company, 238th Ambulance Company, 239th Ambulance Company, 240th Ambulance Company. ; 1st Bn. Field Hospital Co. No.1). A Provisional Government, headed by Prince George Lvov, was formed. The 5th and 29th Regular Army Infantry Regiments were ordered to Camp Beauregard as a part of this division and these two regiments furnished the nucleus for the organization of two other infantry regiments of the division. A Provisional Government led by liberals and moderate socialists was proclaimed, and its leaders hoped now to pursue the war more effectively. On January 21, 2014 we switched in the last of the updated files and final page revisions. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, thirty. Insignia, two triangles with apexes touching, in black, on red circular base. Also, as proudly claimed, because it was the first division in France; first in sector; first to fire a shot at the Germans; first to attack; first to conduct a raid; first to be raided; first to capture prisoners; first to inflict casualties; first to suffer casualties; first to be cited singly in general orders; first in the number of the division, corps and army commanders and general staff officers produced from its personnel; last to leave war zone. Insignia, a black triangle on which is superimposed a golden momogram of the letters O,H,I, O. ; 372d Inf. Organized at Camp Logan, Texas, on Aug. 28, 1918. This unit was never organized, except on paper. So far away these people lived they did not know that our old hostility had vanished. One hundred and thirty-nine Distinguished Service Crosses awarded. This division was not sent to France but just previous to the armistice had received orders to prepare for movement overseas and advanced school detachment had been sent to the port of embarkation. Organized at Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico. ; Co. B, Colo. Sig. A young man on a fine horse came galloping down the street, a great red flag hanging from his shoulders and flapping in the wind, and as he went he called out the news to each and every one, "War! Arty. Oct. 24, 1918 to Nov. 11, 1918. Despite their strength in Russia itself, the Reds were internationally isolated, but neither did the Whites enjoy unlimited Allied support. Began an attack on September 12th in the Beaumont sector, twenty kilometers northwest of Toul. Cav. Train and M.P. Within a few days Bolsheviks had enlisted 25,000 armed recruits to defend Petrograd. Sig. Was relieved September 14th. Debarkation complete December 7th. Bn.) 277, 278, 279, and 280). Inf. All the village population knew was that the same telegram had come as came ten years ago, when they were called to fight the Japanese. The cadres of the division returned to the U.S. in Dec., 1918. Even their most effective fighters, the Cossacks, were more interested in booty and in securing their own regional autonomy than in driving Lenin from the Kremlin. On Aug. 31st the division was a front-line division in the attack on Vierstandt Ridge, the 30th Division on its left - 34th British Division on its right. It returned home and was demobilized in June, 1919. Insignia, a disc of blue cloth on which is superimposed a red horse shoe with the opening to the top. Brigs. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, 163. This division was never organized to its full strength, only the 185th and 186th Infantry Brigades being formed. All other units of the division were organized and undergoing intensive training at Camp Custer by the first week in November and at the time of the signing of the armistice the division was being rounded into shape for service at the front. Regts, 42nd Machine Gun Bn), 14th Fld. Organized at Camp Kearny, California, in the early part of Aug., 1918. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, 205. Upon arrival in France in the middle of October, 1918, the division was ordered to the LeMans area, when it was broken up. Regts., 132d and 133 Machine Gun Bns., 61st Arty. Insignia, a red circle with a white border. Iron, Nov. 24 to Dec. 23, 1917; Brig. Engrs., 1st Wis. Fld. Inf. Regt. Organized at Camp Sherman, Ohio, in Sept. 1917. Regt and Train, 305th Fld Sig. The artillery landed at Le Havre on July 29th and began its training at Valdahon. Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, U.S.A., commanded the division from Aug. 25, 1917. On Aug. 1st as follows: 369th Inf. Major-General Henry P. McCain commanded this division from the time of its organization until it was demobilized. It trained with the British first in the area of Eu until June 11th, from then until June 30th in the Arches area. Headquarters of the 180th Brigade and the 359th Infantry were at Recey-sur-Ource. Train and M.P., 109th Amm. Overseas movement began May 1, 1918. The artillery did not rejoin the division but remained in training in the south of France until after the armistice, and was returned to the the U.S. in Jan. 1919. LeR. Cos.). This division was made up on National Army drafts from North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Regt. The 24th Field Artillery Brigade was trained at West Point, Kentucky, and never actually joined the division at Camp Meade. (49th, 50th, 51st Fld. Organized at Camp Beauregard, La., in Sept., 1917. ; 1st Regt. E and F, F.A. ; 371st Inf. Regts. To form this division the following National Guard units were drawn from the states: Oklahoma: 1st Inf., Sq. The 43d and 57th Regular Army Infantry Regiments which were stationed at Camp Logan furnished the nucleus for the other infantry units of the division. Beginning about this time large number of men were transferred to southern divisions and to special units throughout the United States. 1 and 2. Regts., 331st, 332d, 333d Machine Gun Bns., 331st, 332d, 333d Fld. Bns., 155th Art. A year later we've finished all of the pages that were on the original site. Upon arrival in France the division was designated as the 1st Depot Division and ordered to the St. Aignan training area. The 214th Regiment of Engineers was organized at Camp Forest, Ga., on August 14, 1918, and training for overseas service was began immediately. ; Co. A, Signal Corps; 1st Engrs; 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th Field Hospitals and Amb. W. Read, April 27 to Aug. 10, 1918; Maj. Gen. Edw. Cos. And Field Hospitals). The 8th Division started to embark from Hoboken, October 30th. ; 1st N.C. Engrs; Co. A, N.C. Sig. ; Amb. The last units arrived in France on Sept. 7, 1918. ), 18th Fld. In 1914, Russia was hardly prepared for war. It held this sector until the signing of the armistice and then went to the divisional training area. Regt. they managed to arm, man and manoeuvre an army that by 1921 had grown to almost five million soldiers. Corps. Troop, 34th Div. Insignia, a blue square with a yellow "X" superimposed inside a yellow ring. ; 1st Colo. But to wait for dysentery is not much of a life either. On Sept. 30th the division entered the front line before the Kriemhilde Stellung near Romagne-sous-Montfaucon. The White armies, in contrast, exhibited only brutality, venality, disorder and a lack of political and military direction. The 32nd Division was composed of the following organizations: 63rd and 64th Inf. In May, 1917, Alexander Kerensky was appointed as Minister of War. ; 101st Supply Train; 101st Amm. The last units arrived in France June 11, 1918. (10), General Samsonov attempted to retreat but now in a German cordon, most of his troops were slaughtered or captured. In Dec. 1918 and Jan. 1919, the division moved to the LeMans area. The artillery brigade was organized on Sept. 13, 1918, from the 301st and 302nd Regiments of cavalry. ; 104th, 105th, 106th Fld. The look of German tunics during World War II. Cos. and Field Hospitals). F. A., and La. Insignia, a monogram in blue of the letters "O" and "H", standing for "Old Hickory," the nickname of Andrew Jackson. No. Part of the division entered the line at Chateau-Thierry and Hill 204, May 31st. One of the things that strikes coldness to one's heart are the long lines of scantily clad people standing in the bitter cold waiting to buy bread, milk, sugar or tobacco. ; Batteries A and B, Ore. Fld Arty. And Train, 1st, 15th, 16th and 23d Amb. Brig. Regts. Battle deaths, 2,898; wounded 10,986; number taken prisoners, one office and 155 men. (55th, 56th and 57th Fld. Brigs., 117th, 118th, 119th, 120th Inf. Cos. And Field Hospitals). The division captured from the enemy the following: 2,405 prisoners, ninety-eight pieces of artillery, 802 machine guns and made a total advance of twenty-nine kilometers against resistance. 1). Sig. It was this victory that helped forge post-tsarist Russia's self-image. Anarchist and Bolshevik agitators played their own part in destroying the Russian Army's ability to fight. Not that Lenin was a pacifist: rather, his hope was to transform the world war into an international civil war, when the 'imperialist' powers refused to cease fighting and thereby revealed their rapacious ambitions. Bn., 107th Hdqs. Upon arrival in France the division was designated as a depot division and ordered to the St. Aignan area. On August 18th the units of the division proceeded by rail to the forteenth training area. Essential reading for military historians and strategists, this innovative work dismantles cherished myths and offers new insights into Germany's failed attempts to become a global power through military means. The division made a total advance against resistance of seven kilometers and captured 2,187 officers and men, 21 pieces of artillery and 250 machine guns. Bn., 12th Hqs. As expected, US merchant ships were sunk, including four ships in late March alone. Wis. Engrs and 1st Bn. Organized at Camp Travis, Texas on August 21, 1918. The majority of the officers were from California, Washington and Oregon. Welcome and we hope you join the discussions. ; Calif. Field Hospital and Amb. The following units composed this division: 73d and 74th Inf. Train, 305th Sanitary Train (317th, 318th, 319th, 320th Amb. On Nov. 30th the division in its skeletonized form was ordered to St. Nazaire for embarkation to the United States. 341, 342, 343 and 344). Troops were assembled in the Vaucoulers training area. These regiments returned to the United States in Feb., 1919, and were demobilized shortly afterwards. ), Oklahoma (Amb. Bn., 111th Engr. ; 1st, 3d N.Y. Fld. The Western Front, a 400-plus mile stretch of land weaving through France and Belgium from the Swiss border to the North Sea, was the decisive front during the First World War. The division was ordered to the Eperlecques training area (Pas-de-Calais) and remained there until July 4th, when it was ordered into Belgium under command of the 2d British Corps and placed in support of the 33d and 49th British divisions. Inf. Anarchist and Bolshevik agitators played their own part in destroying the Russian Army's ability to fight. The personnel of most of the units were withdrawn from the division and sent to other divisions as replacements, causing the 31st to exist only as a skeltonized division. It is estimated that one third of Russia's able-bodied men were serving in the army. Arty., 20th Trench Mortar Battery); 220th Engr. Sig. Regts., 113th Trench Mortar Battery, 113th Engr. Demobilization of the division was commenced January 27, 1919, and by the last of February all units not belonging to the Regular Army had been demobilized. Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks, was appalled by the decision of most socialists in Europe to support the war effort. Engrs. Regts, 35th Machine Gun Bn.,) 24th Inf. Regt. Sig. The momentum continued with Romania's entry into the war and the declaration by the Central Powers of a Kingdom of Poland – two events which would radically transform the borders of post-war Europe.Drawing on first-hand accounts and ... And Train, 213th Fld. BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Battle deaths 1,419, wounded, 7,394; number taken prisoners 1 officer and 24 men. Regt. (1st Ind. The division went into the line in the Chemin des Dames sector Feb. 6, 1918, was relieved from that sector March 18th, and moved to the La Reine sector northwest of Toul, entering the sector March 31st. Major General Jesse McI. Battle deaths, 591; wounded, 2,119, prisoners of war, 25. Commanding generals: Maj.Gen. The division went into the front line August 3d, advancing to the Vesle, and was relieved on night of August 11th, and on August 19th was withdrawn to the Reynel training area, and on September 1st all units were moved to Vavincourt for further training. On Oct. 16th it took over a sector near Thiaucourt extending from northeast to Jaulny on the east to the southern end of Etany de Lachaussee on the west. Here the division was broken up, training cadres were formed and the personnel used as replacements for combat divisions at the front. Organized at Camp Funston, Kansas. He had come there, he said, to tell the truth about the condition of the Russian army. 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