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- A brief historical note about the service of the 13th Life Grenadier Erivan E.I.V. Regiment, Shabanov. Brief historical reference on the history of the regiment was prepared in the military-historical department of the headquarters of the Caucasian Military District as part of an extensive research program of military formations...
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1683 - an amusing regiment was formed in the village of Preobrazhenskoye.
04/25/1695 – Preobrazhensky Elective Amusing Regiment.
1698 - assigned to 4 battalions with bombardier and grenadier companies.
08/22/1700 - first mentioned as Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment .
03.1703 - when the regiment advanced to the Nyenshantsu fortress, the regimental ranks, who turned out to be incapable of combat service, were left in Moscow and from them the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment was formed, the Moscow Retired Company.
01/24/1722 - according to the Table of Ranks, the headquarters and chief officers of the regiment were granted seniority of two ranks compared to the army.
03/19/1726 - The Moscow retired company was expelled from the regiment and turned to form the battalion's Life Guards.
11/11/1727 - the Life Guards battalion was named the Moscow Life Guards Battalion.
12/9/1731 - the grenadier company was abolished, the grenadiers were distributed into 16 people for each fuselier company
05/13/1741 - grenadiers from the fuselier companies were assembled into a newly established grenadier company, which received the staff: 5 chief officers, 19 non-commissioned officers, 256 grenadiers, 4 drummers, 4 flute players, 1 non-combatant, 10 cab drivers; only 299 ranks.
11/26/1741 - the grenadier company, by order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, was expelled from the regiment and named the Life Company, and a new company was formed in its place.
03/13/1762 - the bombardment company was assigned to form a special Bombardier battalion. The regiment was reorganized into 3 battalions: one battalion - 6 grenadier companies, the remaining 2 battalions - 1 grenadier and 5 musketeer companies.
07/5/1762 - the order to form a special Bombardier battalion was canceled.
02/26/1763 - The Moscow Life Guards battalion was abolished; in its place, a disabled team was established in the city of Murom, called the Murom Life Guards.
1770 - a huntsman team of 93 people was established at the regiment.
1775 - another grenadier company was added to the regiment.
11/9/1796 - battalions No. 1 and 4 were added to the regiment from His Majesty’s own Gatchina troops (also called the Pavlovsk garrison), and then the regiment was brought into the 3 grenadier companies and 3 battalions. The Bombardier Company was separated to form the Life Guards Artillery Battalion; battalions and companies were ordered to be named after their chief and commanders: 1st battalion - His Majesty, 2nd - Lieutenant General Tatishchev, 3rd - Field Marshal General Count Suvorov and Consolidated Grenadier - Major General Arakcheev.
04/15/1797 - the regiment was reinforced by another battalion of 5 musketeer companies and one grenadier company, which with the first three became part of the Consolidated Grenadier Battalion.
12/3/1797 - The 1st battalion was transformed into a grenadier battalion, and the Combined Grenadier battalion was abolished.
07/10/1798 - the regiment was reorganized into 2 grenadier and 3 musketeer battalions, 5 companies in each.
1800 - all musketeer companies were converted into grenadier companies.
03/17/1800 - His Life Guards Imperial Majesty regiment. The third battalion was abolished, and instead of it, two grenadier wing companies were formed to join the remaining 20 companies, which were not included in the battalions.
04/15/1800 - the regiment was reinforced with another battalion of 5 musketeer companies and one grenadier company, which, with the previous 3, became part of the Consolidated Grenadier Battalion.
03/14/1801 - Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment; The wing companies were disbanded and then 4 grenadier battalions were formed.
08/19/1808 - 80 non-commissioned officers (5 per company) and 18 musicians were added to the lower combat ranks.
06/28/1810 - due to a decrease in the number of hospital carts, the regiment’s staff was reduced by 9 furleits
02/22/1811 - the first companies of the battalions retained the name grenadier, and the rest were renamed fuseler; battalions and companies are named by numbers.
03/28/1811 - the Murom Life Guards team was abolished.
08/06/1811 - a pharmacist and his apprentice were added to the regiment staff
11/7/1811 - the 2nd battalion was assigned to form the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment.
Regiment consisting of 3 battalions.
01/05/1817 - 6 weapons students were added to the regiment staff
01/16/1817 - the number of artisans is limited to 26 people, furleys - 17 people.
04/12/1819 - it was ordered to have 27 buglers: 2 of them per company
07/07/1829 - it was ordered to have a double choir of musicians (84 people)
11/30/1830 - a furleit was added to the staff for transporting documents of the divisional headquarters.
01/25/1842 - to form reserve troops, the 4th battalion was formed from lower ranks on indefinite leave.
03/10/1854 - The 4th battalion was transferred to the 4th active, and the 5th or reserve battalion was formed for the regiment.
08/20/1854 - the 5th reserve battalion was renamed into a reserve battalion and the 6th reserve battalion was formed.
09/17/1854 - the 4th, 5th and 6th battalions became part of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Reserve Regiment.
02/09/1856 - rifle companies were formed from the best shooters for each battalion of the regiment. 08/06/1856 - the regiment was formed into 3 active battalions
, with 3 rifle companies.
08/19/1857 - the 3rd battalion was ordered to be called reserve and disbanded for peacetime.
01/01/1876 - the regiment was reorganized into 4 battalions, each of 3 companies, and the first 3 battalions were from line ones, and the 4th from rifle companies (for which one new company was formed).
08/28/1877 - on the occasion of the march of the 4 battalions of the regiment, a 4-company reserve battalion was formed.
09/08/1878 - the 4-company reserve battalion was disbanded.
06/15/1906 - The 1st battalion was renamed Special Infantry and deprived of guard rights.
08/20/1906 - a new 1st battalion was formed (from St. George Knights and distinguished ranks - participants in the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05)
07/18/1914 - during mobilization, a reserve battalion was formed.
03/04/1917 - Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment.
05/09/1917 - the reserve battalion was deployed in the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Reserve Regiment (order for the Petrograd Military District No. 262 of 1917).
12/2/1917 - regiment commander, colonel A.P. Kutepov gave the order to disband the regiment.
05/20/1918 - the active and reserve regiments were disbanded (order of the Commissariat for Military Affairs of the Petrograd Labor Commune No. 96 of 05/24/1918).
1918 - revived in the Volunteer Army.
1919 - in the summer he had one company in the 1st Consolidated Guards Regiment. Another company of the regiment was part of the Consolidated Guards Battalion (Volkov).
10/12/11/6/1919 - a battalion (3 companies) was formed under the command of a colonel CM. Leonova in the Consolidated Regiment of the 1st Guards Infantry Division (Volkov).
11/19/1919 - the battalion was reduced to one company of 30-40 bayonets (Volkov).
12/3/1919 - the company was abolished (Volkov).
01.1920 - another Preobrazhensk company arrived at the front, surviving until the internment of parts of the regiment in Poland. Company commanders: captain A.L. Benoit(killed 09/25/1919), captain Evreinov, lieutenant Andryushchenko, captain Lviv, captain baron Rosen(Volkov’s data).
08.1920 - formed a company in the 1st battalion of the Consolidated Guards Infantry Regiment (Volkov).
1918 - in the summer, a group of regiment officers gathered in Kyiv, which laid the foundation for the “Union of Preobrazhentsev” and drafted its charter (Volkov).
1920-09.1921 - the regimental association in exile “Union of Preobrazhentsev” was located in Paris and numbered 182 full and honorary members in the 1930s. By 1930, more than 120 people who had ever served in the regiment were living in exile. Honorary Chairman - Prince A.P. Oldenburgsky(6.08.1921-6.09.1932) Chairmen: Lieutenant General A.A. Gulevich, Chamberlain A.F. Gears, captain V.N. Timchenko-Ruban; Deputy Chairman - Colonel V.V. Svechin; secretaries: Prince N.A. Obolensky, Lieutenant Count D.S. Tatishchev; representatives in Yugoslavia - Colonel V.A. Storozhenko and Captain B.A. Perrin, in the USA - Colonel P.N. Malevsky-Malevich. In 1939, the association consisted of 130 people (including 40 in France, 40 in Paris), in 1949 - 51 (18 in Paris and 8 in the USA), in 1951 - 47 people and 10 honorary members, in 1958 - 36 (13 in Paris). In 1938, the association also consisted of 4 competing members. 01.1936-.04.1939 published the magazine “Preobrazhenskaya Chronicle” (9 issues were published, editor - Colonel V.V. Svechin), and then - until 11.1959 - “Notification of the Communication Service of the Preobrazhentsev Union” (4 issues were published, editor - Lieutenant Count D.S. Tatishchev) (Volkov's data).
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At the very end of the 17th century. Peter I decided to reorganize the Russian army according to the European model. The basis for the future army was the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, which already in August 1700 formed the Tsar's Guard. A uniform
soldiers (fusiliers) of the Life Guards Regiment consisted of a caftan, camisole, trousers, stockings, shoes, tie, hat and epancha.
The caftan (see image below) was made of dark green cloth, knee-length, instead of a collar it had cloth lining of the same color. The sleeves did not reach the hands; shirt ruffles were visible from underneath them.
The cuffs are split, made of red cloth. Four loops were cut along their upper edge, fastened with copper buttons.
There were slits on the back and sides, from the waist to the hem. At the same time, buttonholes were sewn on the sides of the dorsal incision for decoration - three, four, and sometimes the entire length of the floors.
In front, below the waist, there were pockets with five-pointed serrated flaps, which were fastened with four buttons.
12-16 (depending on the soldier’s height) copper, inflated buttons were sewn along the side. The red cord on the left shoulder - a prototype of the shoulder strap - served to secure the belt of the cartridge bag.
The lining of the caftan and the edge of the loops were red.
The camisole (see image below) was worn under the caftan and was of the same cut as the caftan, but shorter and narrower, without cuffs.
The shoes were blunt-toed, greased (i.e., lubricated with tar), fastened with a copper buckle covered with a flap on top. On campaigns, privates could wear boots with small flares.
The hat is black, wool, with a round crown. The brim of the hat was trimmed with white braid and turned up, initially on one side, later on three, forming a cocked hat. A camisole button was sewn on the left side.
The tie was made of black material and tied with a bow.
Epancha (see image above) was worn in cold, stormy weather. It was made of dark green cloth with a lining of the same color. It was fastened at the neck with a brass hook and loop.
The epancha had two collars: the upper one was a narrow turn-down collar and the lower one was wide.
The length reached the knees.
The soldiers wore their hair long, shoulder-length, combed in the middle. Beards were shaved, leaving only combed-up mustaches.
At the very end of the 17th century. Peter I decided to reorganize the Russian army according to the European model. The basis for the future army was the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, which already in August 1700 formed the Tsar's Guard. non-commissioned officers - corporals, ensigns, captains, fouriers and sergeants - were distinguished from soldiers by a narrow gold braid sewn along the edge of the brim of the hat and on the cuffs of caftans (see image above).
Officers of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment wore uniform, almost identical to the uniform of privates (see image below).
As a rule, when sewing an officer's uniform uniforms and ammunition, fabrics and leather were used more High Quality than the rank and file. In addition, gold braid was sewn along the side, the edges of the cuffs and pocket flaps of the caftan and camisole, along the side seam of the pants and the edge of the hat brim.
The hat was decorated with a plume of white and red feathers.
The buttons of the uniform were gilded, and the caftan had a dark green lining.
The officer's tie was made of white linen.
In addition, officers were provided with elk skin gloves.
In ceremonial ranks, officers had to wear large wigs with curls.
Chief officers - warrant officer, second lieutenant, lieutenant, captain-lieutenant and captain - had silver breastplates with a gilded border. The sign featured a crown and St. Andrew's cross made of blue enamel.
After the battle of Narva, Peter I gave these signs the inscription “1700 19 BUT” and changed their shape and design. They became narrower and longer than before, with a golden cross and laurel branches.
Chief officers' scarves are silk, made of three stripes - white, blue and red, with silver tassels.
Staff officers - major, lieutenant colonel and colonel - had gilded badges, without an inscription, a cross - white enamel. All signs were worn on a blue St. Andrew's ribbon.
Staff officers' scarves had gold tassels, those of majors and lieutenant colonels white stripe- with an admixture of silver, and among the colonels, in addition, red - with an admixture of gold.
Officers' scarves were worn over the right shoulder and tied in a knot at the left side.
The weapons and ammunition of the officers consisted of a sword with a lanyard and a protazan.
The sword was worn on an elk sword belt, edged with gold braid. The chief officers' lanyard was silver, and the staff officers' lanyard was gold.
In the ranks, the officers were armed with a protazan, which was a flat spear with an image of a double-headed eagle on the feather and a crescent-shaped base. The feather ended in a round tube and a metal apple. At the place where the pipe was attached to the shaft there was a brush: for chief officers it was silver, for staff officers it was gold.
The total length of the protazan with the shaft was 261 cm.
Both the officer's protazan and the sergeant's halberd were never used as weapons themselves, being a command signal or a badge of honor.
In wartime, the first rank of fusiliers - up to a third of the total number - was transformed into pikemen. The clothing of the pikemen was absolutely the same as that of the fusiliers.
The weapons and ammunition of the pikemen were; a spear with a black shaft (341 cm), a sword and a pistol. The tip of the spear was triangular and often decorated with a gold notch. An ensign was attached to the tip - a flag made of black material, with a golden image of a double-headed eagle and golden dragons. In front, on the belt, the pikemen wore a cartridge cannon.
In addition to the listed ranks, a fusilier company was supposed to have two drummers and one oboist. Their cut and color uniforms, basically, did not differ from the soldiers' uniform, however, there were the following features of the musicians' uniform: a narrow woolen braid of three stripes - white, blue and red - was sewn along the sides of caftans, camisoles, along the edges of cuffs and pocket flaps (see image below).
In addition, the drummers had an overlay of dark green cloth trimmed with three-color braid sewn on their right shoulder, under the drum band.
All musicians were armed with swords. The drum was worn over the right shoulder on an elk sling with an iron hook. The drum was wooden, 41.8 cm high and 44 cm in diameter. The drum body was painted with green paint and painted with patterns. On one side there was a double-headed eagle on a red field, on the other - a hand descending from the clouds with a drawn sword.
In each of the guards regiments, except for the fusilier battalions, there was one grenadier company. At the very end of the 17th century. Peter I decided to reorganize the Russian army according to the European model. The basis for the future army was the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments, which already in August 1700 formed the Tsar's Guard. The Guards Grenadiers (see image above) differed from the Fusiliers only in that instead of a three-cornered hat, they wore grenadier caps made of black leather, decorated with an ostrich feather. The shape of this headdress made it possible to throw grenades without touching the wide brim of the cocked hat.
The grenadier's hat consisted of a round leather crown, with a high forehead and back plate. At the back of the crown was attached a copper plaque with the monogram of Peter I, to which was attached an ostrich feather of white and red colors. The forehead was decorated with a copper plaque with an embossed image of a double-headed eagle.
The hat of the Guards Grenadier officers was distinguished by gold embroidery in the form of leaves on the forehead and around the crown and a gilded metal device.
The weapons and ammunition of ordinary grenadiers were distinguished by the fact that the fusée had a shoulder strap threaded through two iron rings attached to the gun stock. When throwing grenades, the fusee was worn behind the back, over the left shoulder.
The sword belt and sword were of a generally accepted standard. On the front of the belt was worn a cartridge bottle with 12 charges, with a round badge in the form of a flaming Grenada, with an embossed Royal monogram (see image above). Over the left shoulder on an elk sling is a grenadine bag, decorated at the corners of the lid with flaming grenades (see image above).
Grenadier chief officers had the same insignia - a sword with a lanyard, badge and scarf - as the fusiliers. The lyadunka was worn not on the belt, but over the right shoulder, and instead of the protazan they were armed with a light fusee with a bayonet and a shoulder strap with gold braid.
In a grenadier company I am supposed to have two drummers and one flutist.
Before 1720 cut uniforms, the weapons and ammunition of the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky and Life Guards of the Semenovsky regiments were the same. The only difference was the color of the caftans - dark green in the Preobrazhensky Regiment and light blue (light blue) in the Semenovsky Regiment.
“March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment” - the world will recognize this music from the first chords. Their sound accompanies military parades and official ceremonies and makes viewers watch with bated breath the movements of the tall guardsmen of the world-famous Preobrazhensky Regiment, honed to perfection. His appearance reflects the unbending character and mighty strength of Russian warriors. For more than three hundred years, the Preobrazhentsi have personified the history of the entire Russian Army. And all this time, the musical symbol of the Preobrazhensky warriors is the march of the Preobrazhensky Regiment “Glorious were our grandfathers! The Turks and the Swedes know us!”
To the sounds of this march and with the words of the old soldier's song, the Preobrazhensky Regiment went on military campaigns and to parades of winners, marched in honor of the great military victories of the Russian army and the imperial greatness of Russia on the days of the coronation of the royal persons.
The tempo of the march at a speed of 120 steps per minute, the special sublime and solemn sound and the edging form made this musical work the personification of the victories of the Russian Army and military glory warriors-preobrazhentsev.
The history of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment began more than three hundred years ago. When the heir of the Russian Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the young Tsarevich Peter was exiled to the village of Preobrazhenskoye and, for the sake of fun, gathered around him young falconers, courtyard servants and just peasants for military fun. From such a composition the future great Emperor All-Russian and created two detachments, one of which was called the Semenovsky, and the second - the Preobrazhensky regiment. It was this event, which occurred in 1683, that is considered to be the moment of the birth of the glorious Russian Guard.
From that time on, the Preobrazhentsy were always close to the Tsar, both in peacetime and in wartime. They wore green uniforms with red cuffs and were not just the first. They were always on the front line, they were not afraid of death on the battlefields and fought for the Fatherland to the last. Beginning with legendary battle, which became a baptism of fire - near Narva and until the last battles for the Russian Empire in civil war beginning of the 20th century.
Music of the Russian Empire
The generally accepted historical version says: the march of the Preobrazhensky Regiment was written in honor of the glorious victories of the elite guard during the lifetime of its founder. In any case, Peter’s Decree on the creation of full-time regimental orchestras was published at the beginning of the 18th century, and in 1716 forty musicians were already assigned to the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. According to one version, it was this orchestra that was the first to reproduce the legendary march of the Preobrazhensky Regiment.
This was not just the first music of the first regiment of the Russian Guard and the Russian Army. The march of the Preobrazhensky Regiment became a symbol of the Russian Empire and was heard at all palace ceremonies and most significant events Royal Court. Just like the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment itself, it was also a key and system-forming support of the state system of the Russian Empire.
History and traditions of Preobrazhentsi
Russian rulers not only patronized the military unit, but they themselves considered it an honor to wear a green and red uniform and have a rank in this regiment. All those following Peter the Great Russian emperors It was in the soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment that they saw their reliable protection and support. Therefore, it was these servicemen who had to take part not only in the most glorious and heroic battles of our Motherland, but also in numerous palace coups, which occurred in the 17th and 18th centuries. Largely thanks to the Preobrazhenians, Catherine the First, Elizabeth and Catherine the Great ascended the throne.
And the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was not only the August commander, but also had military rank Colonel of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. It was under Nicholas II that the Preobrazhensky March began to be positioned as the main march of Russia.
With the Bolsheviks coming to power, the military leadership of the Preobrazhensky Regiment decided to disband the formation itself and hide the regimental banner. The event, which interrupted the glorious history of the Preobrazhensky Regiment for almost a century, occurred in mid-1931. It was at this time that the banner of the Preobrazhensky Regiment was found and destroyed by the Bolsheviks.
According to historians, in no country in the world does there exist a military unit that would play such a role in the history of its country. It is no coincidence that Russian autocrats called the Preobrazhensky soldiers “The Iron Wall of the Russian Kingdom.” And the Preobrazhensky March continued to resonate both in the emigration of the soldiers of the legendary regiment and in their homeland - Soviet Russia.
Renaissance
The glorious history of the famous Preobrazhensky Regiment began its new countdown on April 5, 2013. When, by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the 154th separate commandant regiment was given the honorary name “Preobrazhensky”.
Today, these military personnel take part in all the highest state events - state ceremonies and military parades, meetings and send-offs of heads foreign countries and military delegations, accompany top officials at wreath-laying ceremonies at monuments and Eternal Flame. In addition, the Preobrazhentsy bear garrison and military service, ensure security in Moscow and the region, including in terms of anti-terrorism security.
This military unit has always been considered the elite of the Russian Army. Getting to serve in the Preobrazhensky Regiment is considered a huge success. However, the requirements for candidates are quite strict. On the one hand, representative external data and high growth, on the other, good health and a prosperous family. It goes without saying that conscripts should not have problems with the law, or have bad habits. So the best get here. Moreover, regiment commanders personally select candidates for service. Needless to say, the chances of recruits from pairs of twins who meet all these requirements increase at least twice.
How to get to the Preobrazhensky Regiment:
- Height from one hundred seventy-five to one hundred and ninety centimeters;
- Optimal weight-to-height ratio;
- One hundred percent vision without correction and normal color perception;
- Acute hearing, which allows you to perceive whispers at a distance of six meters;
- No tattoos on the body;
- Growing up in a complete family;
- Twin brothers are a priority.
The conditions for acceptance into military service under a contract are even higher. All applicants undergo a rigorous examination selection in physical fire and drill training and basic military subjects. Moreover, the receipt occurs on the basis higher education. And even when enlisting in a regiment, contract soldiers undergo additional training courses in a special training unit.
Army everyday life of the Preobrazhensky Regiment
It is the Preobrazhensky soldiers who, without taking their eyes off and with bated breath, watch the whole world during military parades and demonstration performances. Looking at the tall guardsmen, schoolchildren involuntarily freeze and stand at attention. At this moment, each of them dreams of becoming a military man when he grows up. However, it is difficult for civilians to imagine what hard military work is behind their refined movements and military bearing. Only five to eight hours are allocated for daily drill training. In fact, drill stepping is not just military science, but also high art.
Learning to stand still is no longer simple task, and Preobrazhensky soldiers have to do this often. But these guys can stand for several hours, and are ready to perform a drill at any moment.
If the Preobrazhensky Regiment is the heart Russian Army, then the Honor Guard Company is the pride of the regiment itself. The most serious selection is for the honor guard company. The highest and most athletic conscripts serve here. Sitting on the longitudinal and even transverse splits will not be difficult for these guys. The soldier with the best stretch is designated as a lineman. They - business card honor guard companies. It is along linear lines, like beacons, that all soldiers passing through Red Square are guided. They were given the honor of being the first to start moving at the Victory Parade. By the way, the March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment is heard at the Victory Parade second after the performance of the “Holy War”.
The Honor Guard is the only military unit of the Russian Army where each soldier is assigned three firearms at once. This is a training carbine, a combat carbine, and a special Simonov self-loading carbine for ceremonial appearances.
These guns were once held in the hands of the guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. They fired from it near Narva, fought hand-to-hand near Poltava, and took Izmail with its help. It passed through hundreds of guards' hands, conveying the strength of spirit of Russian soldiers and carefully preserving the history of glorious victories. Such Russian weapons remained only in the 154th Separate Preobrazhensky Commandant Regiment. Juggling with a carbine is another modern martial art, which not every fighter can master, even elite troops. But absolutely all Preobrazhensk residents should be able to march correctly and effectively with weapons. The banner group, linemen, wreath bearers and basket bearers - all have their own tasks. If the honor guard needs to stand at attention for several hours in both heat and cold, then, for example, wreath bearers need to beautifully lay a wreath, the weight of which can reach 50 kilograms.
The modern Military Band was formed in 2011. Today it is the central military orchestra of the Russian capital, accompanies the most important events at the highest level.
Transfiguration in the Preobrazhensky Regiment
The Transfiguration of the Lord is one of the most significant Orthodox holidays for the military system of Russia, and, of course, for the soldiers and officers of the Life Guards Regiment. Two years after the revival of the history of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, the Church of the Transfiguration was also restored in the capital of Russia. This is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, which was blown up Soviet power during the time of Khrushchev. In addition to holding services and church sacraments, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord has another equally important task. And it lies in perpetuating the memory and glorious military past of this military unit. In the basement floor of Preobrazhensky created historical Museum Preobrazhensky Regiment, which, among other exhibits, also contains copies of historical banners of the glorious military unit.
Every year on August 19, a festive liturgy is served in the newly built Church of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and commemorates all those who laid down their lives for the Faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland.
Compiled by Staff Captain Azanchevsky 1st of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. Moscow, in the printing house of Katkov and Co., 1859. , XXII, 232 pp. + “Appendices to the History of the Preobrazhensky Regiment.” Moscow, in the printing house of Katkov and Co., 1859, 142 pp. + color folding lithographed map 60x53 cm. In a dark green grand ducal Marrocaine binding of the era with gold embossing on the covers and spine. Triple gold edge. Matte moire endpapers with streaks. A copy on thick vellum paper of His Imperial Highness the Sovereign Heir Tsarevich Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov, the future Emperor Alexandra III(1845-1894), donated by him to the library of the First Pavlovsk Military School on February 4, 1866. There is a corresponding entry on this matter on a separate sheet. Interestingly, in the same year, the Tsarevich married the daughter of the Danish king Christian IX, Princess Dagmara, who became Maria Fedorovna in Orthodoxy. From birth, Alexander Alexandrovich was enrolled in the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. In the summer of 1865 he commanded the 1st battalion, and in the summer of 1866 he commanded the entire Preobrazhensky regiment during maneuvers, that is, it was his regiment, and it is no coincidence that he gave this book to the Pavlovsk cadets. Binding format: 25x17 cm. The first book on the history of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment, the most legendary regiment in Russia!
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Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment of His Majesty. Chronicle of the regiment:
Seniority - 05/23/1683. Regimental holiday - August 6, on the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Deployment - St. Petersburg: 1st battalion - approx. Winter Palace, on the corner of Millionnaya Street and Winter Canal, the remaining battalions are on Kirochnaya Street (now Saltykova-Shchedrin).
The regiment was staffed by tall blond men, and the 3rd and 5th companies wore beards.
1683 - an amusing regiment was formed in the village of Preobrazhenskoye.
04/25/1695 - Preobrazhensky elected amusement regiment.
1698 - assigned to 4 battalions with bombardier and grenadier companies.
06.1700 - Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment.
03.1703 - when the regiment advanced to the Nyenshantsu fortress, the regimental ranks, who turned out to be incapable of combat service, were left in Moscow and from them the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment was formed, the Moscow Retired Company.
01/24/1722 - according to the Table of Ranks, the headquarters and chief officers of the regiment were granted seniority of two ranks compared to the army.
03/19/1726 - The Moscow retired company was expelled from the regiment and turned to form the battalion's Life Guards.
11/11/1727 - the Life Guards battalion was named the Moscow Life Guards Battalion.
11/26/1741 - the grenadier company, by order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, was expelled from the regiment and named the Life Company, and a new company was formed in its place.
03/13/1762 - the bombardment company was assigned to form a special Bombardier battalion.
07/5/1762 - the order to form a special Bombardier battalion was canceled.
02/26/1763 - The Moscow Life Guards battalion was abolished; in its place, a disabled team was established in the city of Murom, called the Murom Life Guards.
1770 - a huntsman team of 93 people was established at the regiment.
1775 - another grenadier company was added to the regiment.
11/9/1796 - battalions No. 1 and 4 were added to the regiment from His Majesty’s own Gatchina troops (also called the Pavlovsk garrison), and then the regiment was brought into the 3 grenadier companies and 3 battalions. The Bombardier Company was separated to form the Life Guards Artillery Battalion; battalions and companies were ordered to be named after their chief and commanders: 1st battalion - His Majesty, 2nd - Lieutenant General Tatishchev, 3rd - Field Marshal General Count Suvorov and Consolidated Grenadier - Major General Arakcheev.
04/15/1797 - the regiment was reinforced by another battalion of 5 musketeer companies and one grenadier company, which with the first three became part of the Consolidated Grenadier Battalion.
12/3/1797 - The 1st battalion was transformed into a grenadier battalion, and the Combined Grenadier battalion was abolished.
03/17/1800-03/14/1801 - Life Guards of His Imperial Majesty Regiment. The third battalion was abolished, and instead of it, two grenadier wing companies were formed to join the remaining 20 companies, which were not included in the battalions.
04/15/1800 - the regiment was reinforced with another battalion of 5 musketeer companies and one grenadier company, which, with the previous 3, became part of the Consolidated Grenadier Battalion.
03/14/1801 - still named Preobrazhensky Life Guards; The wing companies were disbanded and then 4 grenadier battalions were formed.
02/22/1811 - the first companies of the battalions retained the name grenadier, and the rest were renamed fuseler; battalions and companies are named by numbers.
11/7/1811 - the 2nd battalion was assigned to form the Life Guards of the Lithuanian Regiment and then the regiment was reorganized into 3 battalions.
03/28/1811 - the Murom Life Guards team was abolished.
01/25/1842 - to form reserve troops, the 4th battalion was formed from lower ranks on indefinite leave.
03/10/1854 - The 4th battalion was transferred to the 4th active, and the 5th or reserve battalion was formed for the regiment.
08/20/1854 - the 5th reserve battalion was renamed into a reserve battalion and the 6th reserve battalion was formed.
09/17/1854 - the 4th, 5th and 6th battalions became part of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Reserve Regiment.
02/09/1856 - rifle companies were formed from the best shooters for each battalion of the regiment.
08/06/1856 - the regiment was included in 3 active battalions, with 3 rifle companies.
08/19/1857 - the 3rd battalion was ordered to be called reserve and disbanded for peacetime.
04/30/1863 - the 3rd battalion was formed and called active.
01/01/1876 - the regiment was reorganized into 4 battalions, each of 3 companies, and the first 3 battalions were from line ones, and the 4th from rifle companies (for which one new company was formed).
08/28/1877 - on the occasion of the march of the 4 battalions of the regiment, a 4-company reserve battalion was formed.
09/08/1878 - the 4-company reserve battalion was disbanded.
06/15/1906 - The 1st battalion was renamed Special Infantry and deprived of guard rights.
08/20/1906 - a new 1st battalion was formed (from St. George's cavaliers and distinguished ranks - participants in the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05)
07/18/1914 - during mobilization, a reserve battalion was formed.
03/04/1917 - Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment.
05/09/1917 - the reserve battalion was deployed in the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Reserve Regiment (order for the Petrograd Military District No. 262 of 1917
12/2/1917 - regiment commander, Colonel A.P. Kutepov gave the order to disband the regiment.
05/20/1918 - the active and reserve regiments were disbanded (order of the Commissariat for Military Affairs of the Petrograd Labor Commune No. 96 of 05/24/1918).
1918 - revived in the Volunteer Army.
1919 - in the summer he had one company in the 1st Consolidated Guards Regiment. Another company of the regiment was part of the Consolidated Guards Battalion (Volkov).
10/12/11/6/1919 - a battalion (3 companies) was formed under the command of Colonel S.M. Leonov in the Consolidated Regiment of the 1st Guards Infantry Division (Volkov).
11/19/1919 - the battalion was reduced to one company of 30-40 bayonets (Volkov).
12/3/1919 - the company was abolished (Volkov).
01.1920 - another Preobrazhensk company arrived at the front, surviving until the internment of parts of the regiment in Poland. Company commanders: Captain A.L. Benoit (killed on September 25, 1919), captain Evreinov, lieutenant Andryushchenko, captain Lvov, captain Baron Rosen (data from Volkov).
08.1920 - formed a company in the 1st battalion of the Consolidated Guards Infantry Regiment (Volkov).
1918 - in the summer, a group of regiment officers gathered in Kyiv, which laid the foundation for the “Union of Preobrazhentsev” and drafted its charter (Volkov).
1920-09.1921 - the regimental association in exile “Union of Preobrazhentsev” was located in Paris and numbered 182 full and honorary members in the 1930s. By 1930, more than 120 people who had ever served in the regiment were living in exile. Honorary Chairman - Prince A.P. Oldenburgsky (08/06/1921-09/06/1932) Chairmen: Lieutenant General A.A. Gulevich, chamberlain A.F. Girs, captain V.N. Timchenko-Ruban; Deputy Chairman - Colonel V.V. Svechin; secretaries: Prince N.A. Obolensky, Lieutenant Count D.S. Tatishchev; representatives in Yugoslavia - Colonel V.A. Storozhenko and captain B.A. Perren, in the USA - Colonel P.N. Malevsky-Malevich. In 1939, the association consisted of 130 people (including 40 in France, 40 in Paris), in 1949 - 51 (18 in Paris and 8 in the USA), in 1951 - 47 people and 10 honorary members, in 1958 - 36 (13 in Paris). In 1938, the association also consisted of 4 competing members. 01.1936-04.1939 published the magazine "Preobrazhenskaya Chronicle" (9 issues were published, editor - Colonel V.V. Svechin), and then - until 11.1959 - "Notification of the Communication Service of the Preobrazhentsev Union" (4 issues were published, editor - Lieutenant Count D.S. Tatishchev ).
