Rescued Banner
https://doi.org/10.21285/2415-8739-2023-4-159-168
EDN: QJMBNZ
Abstract
The theme of banner trophies is of great importance. In all eras, the banner, which was the symbol and personification of a military unit, was the most valuable trophy, the visible embodiment of victory. The heroes who captured the banner were the most revered in the army, and the capture of the banner was a first-class feat and the basis for nomination for a high military award. And our article is devoted to an important discovery: saving the central part of the flag of the 142nd Zvenigorod Infantry Regiment. Previously, the fate of only fragments of this banner was known, which ended up in Tannenberg’s “cauldron” having experienced all the consequences of the tragic failure in the East Prussian operation of 1914. Of great importance for the course and outcome of the operation was the disdainful attitude on the part of the Russian command towards wired and (especially) wireless communications. The successful actions of German radio intelligence became an important prerequisite for the successful completion of the East Prussian operation for the enemy. Knowing not only the situation but also the operational plans of the Russian command, the leadership of the German 8th Army was able to implement a plan to encircle the nucleus of the Russian 2nd Army: the 13th, 15th Army Corps and part of the 23rd Army Corps were surrounded. The formations failed to break through as organized units from the encirclement and in the period of 16-18 August, after fierce fighting, their remnants died in the encirclement. At the same time, the surrounded Russian troops seriously battered the Germans (inflicting tangible defeats to several units and formations). As a result of our research, it was possible to restore the history of saving the central part of the banner of this regiment of the Russian Imperial Army and reveal the name of the main hero of this feat of the commander of the 4th Battalion, lieutenant colonel G.K. Sklobovsky. Soldiers and officers of the Russian army, saving the regimental shrine, provided the future of the native regiment. And feats of warriors who defended native flags are inscribed in golden letters on pages of glory of Russian weapons.
About the Author
А. V. Oleynikov
International University “MITSO”, Gomel branch; Astrakhan State Technical University; Astrakhan State University
Belarus
Belarus
Alexey V. Oleynikov,
Dr. Sci (History), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Law and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines; Professor of the Department of Law; Professor of the Department of History
46a, Oktyabrya Avenue, Gomel 246029
16, Tatishcheva St., Astrakhan 414036
20A, Tatishcheva St., Astrakhan 414036
References
1. Andolenko S. (1959) Russian banners lost at Austerlitz. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 34. P. 16-18. (In Russ.).
2. Andolenko S. (1961) Banner of the Tauride Grenadier Regiment in Dutch Captivity. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 49. P. 41-42. (In Russ.).
3. Andolenko S. (1962) Starichkovsky banner. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 54. P. 36-37. (In Russ.).
4. Andolenko S. (1964) St. George Standard of the St. Petersburg Lancers. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 68. P. 27-30. (In Russ.).
5. Adolenko S. (1965) The fate of the banners of General Samsonov’s Army. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 72. P. 41-44. (In Russ.).
6. Andolenko S. (1966) Banners of the Army of General Rennenkampf. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 78. P. 17-18. (In Russ.).
7. Andolenko S. (1967) Letters to the editor. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 83. P. 46. (In Russ.).
8. Andolenko S. (1968) Two banners. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 90. P. 6-13. (In Russ.).
9. Andolenko S. (1969) Banners of the Azov Regiment near Austerlitz. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 95. P. 25-28. (In Russ.).
10. Andolenko S. (1970) Finding a Russian banner buried in 1914 in East Prussia. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 102. P. 31-33. (In Russ.).
11. Andolenko S. (1972) Unknown Banner. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 118. P. 28-31. (In Russ.).
12. Andolenko S. (1973) Butyrka banner in Brussels. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 121. P. 18-20. (In Russ.).
13. Bastunov V. (1968) On the banners of the Army of General Rannenkampf (to Art. S.P. Andolenko in No. 78 “Military Story”). Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 90. P. 41-42. (In Russ.).
14. Boyarintsev M., Pereyaslavtsev N. (1965) To the article “The fate of the banners of the Army of General Samsonov” in No. 72 of “Military Story”. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 73. P. 47-48. (In Russ.).
15. Vatsetis I.I. (1929) Operations on the eastern border of Germany in 1914. Pt. 1. East Prussian operation. MoscowLeningrad: Gos. izd-vo. VI. 339 p. (In Russ.).
16. Geishtor K. (1964) Trophy Commission at the Military Campaign Office of His Imperial Majesty in the period 19121915. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 66. P. 36-38. (In Russ.).
17. Godelyuk V. (1965) To the article “The fate of the banners of the Army of General Samsonov” in No. 72 of “Military Story”. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 74. P. 47. (In Russ.).
18. Shenk V.K. (1909) Grenadier and infantry regiments. St. Petersburg: tip. Smirnova. 230 p. (In Russ.).
19. Melent’ev Vas. (1966) Letters to the editor. Voennaya Byl'= Military Story. No. 80. P. 41-42. (In Russ.).
20. Staryi Glukhovets. (1966) Letters to the editor. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 77. P. 47. (In Russ.).
21. Syrtsov B. (1969) Libau Banner. Voennaya Byl' = Military Story. No. 95. P. 28-30. (In Russ.).
22. Shevyakov T.N., Parkhaev O. (2002) Banners and standards of the Russian Imperial Army of the late XIX – early XX century. Moscow: AST, Astrel'. 48 p. (In Russ.).
Review
Views:
54
Email this article 