30th Siberian Rifle Regiment

Siberian 30th Rifle Regiment
Сибирский 30-й стрелковый полк
ActiveOctober 30, 1899 – 1918
Country Russian Empire
AllegianceImperial Russian Army
BranchArmy
Garrison/HQKrasnoyarsk
Engagements

The 30th Siberian Rifle Regiment is an infantry military unit of the Imperial Russian Army.[2]

History

Formed in 1899.[3] It was stationed in Krasnoyarsk.[4] On the start of the First World War, the regiment's authorized organization consisted of four battalions, each with four companies, as well as a rear (support) company. A wartime infantry company comprised approximately 240 soldiers and 4–5 officers. At the regimental level, there were also a machine-gun detachment (8 machine guns), a signals detachment (including 14 mounted messengers and 21 telephone operators), and a reconnaissance detachment (64 scouts, including 4 cyclists). In total, the regiment numbered approximately 4,000 soldiers.[5]

Regimental Commanders

  • 7 April 1908 – 1 April 1915 — Mikhail Vikentyevich Izhitsky;
  • 16 July 1915 – 8 July 1917 — Alexander Nikolayevich Izyumov.[6]

Referneces

  1. ↑ Кнусс, В. А.; Кузнецов, А. И. "30-й Сибирский стрелковый полк" (in Russian).
  2. ↑ Bolek. "Spis Pułków". www.armiacarska.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. ↑ "30-й Сибирский стрелковый полк — Офицеры русской императорской армии". ria1914.info. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  4. ↑ "THE RUSSIAN ARMY, 1914". marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Книсс В.А.; Кузнецов А.И. 30-й Сибирский стрелковый полк
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