27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment

27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment
Insignia
Active1703 - 1918
Country Russian Empire
AllegianceRussian Imperial Army
BranchArmy
Garrison/HQRzhyshchiv[1]
Engagements

The 27th Vitebsk Infantry Regiment was an infantry unit of the Russian Imperial Army.[2]

Military kit

The regiment's soldiers wore white tabs on the collar of their greatcoats.[3]

History

Витебский, 27-й пехотный, полк (Vitebsk, 27th Infantry Regiment) in Sytin's Military Encyclopedia

The regiment was formed on December 6, 1703, in Kazan.[4]

During the The Palace Coup of 1762, the regiment was stationed in St. Petersburg and arrived in Petergof on the day of Catherine II's accession to the throne.

Having taken part in War of the Second Coalition, the regiment went to Sevastopol to be transferred by Varakhail to the island of Corfu, where it fought in battles with the French in Dalmatia and Montenegro as part of the Second Archipelago Expedition. In one of the battles of 1806, the regiment's chief, Major General M. K. Musin-Pushkin, died.[5]

During the First World War it took part in the Lake Naroch offensive and in the Battle at Berestechko in July 1916.[6][7]

Chain of command

In 1914, the regiment was a part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, which was a part of the 7th Infantry Division.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Высочайшие приказы о чинах военных с 1 января по 20 августа 1820 (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. 1821. p. 254.
  2. ↑ Bolek. "Spis Pułków". www.armiacarska.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. ↑ Cornish, Nik; Rawinis, Jakub M.; Karaŝuk, Andrej (2016). Armia rosyjska 1914-1918. Men-at-Arms. Oświęcim: Wydawnictwo Napoleon V. ISBN 978-83-65746-00-9.
  4. ↑ "27-й пехотный Витебский полк — Офицеры русской императорской армии". ria1914.info. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. ↑ Кочеров В., Столяров И. Павшие в сражениях на море. // Морской сборник. — 1992. — № 11. — С.91.
  6. ↑ "Нарочская битва 1916 г." btgv.ru. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Битва за Волынь в июле 1916 г.: 11-я армия против германских и австрийских войск в сражении у Берестечко". btgv.ru. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  8. ↑ "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info. Retrieved 2026-07-08.