Czech Legion ORBAT

[smirnoff]

I found this Czech Legion ORBAT on the Axis History forum
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=52245

I do not know its accuracy.
Gentlemen?

‘When Czechoslovak Corps started fights (26/5/1918), it was dispersted along railway.
Units were divided like this:

1-Samara (or Volga, or West)Group - lt. Čeček
1.Rgt - 2800
4.Rgt - 3500
1.Res. Rgt - 1300
1.Art Brg - 200

2-Tchelyabinsk group - col. Vojcechovskij
2. Rgt - 2500
3. Rgt - 2800
II., III./6.Rgt - 2000
-lt. Syrový (east part of Group)
kurgan baon - 1000
2 trains of 6. Rgt
2 trains of 2. Rgt
3. assault company - 200

3-East Group - capt. Gajda (Omsk - Irkutsk)
parts of 7. Rgt - 1600
I./6.Rgt - 680
2. Art. Brg - 500
-col. Ušakov
3 companies of assault baon - 300
I./2.Res. Rgt - 400
other - 350

4-Vladivostok Group - gen. Diterichs
5. Rgt - 4679
3., 4., 6., 9., 12./7. Rgt - 1598
8. Rgt - 3928
parts of 2. Res. Rgt. – 1685’

Can anyone shed light on this bit:

kurgan baon - 1000

?

[Mark Plant]

Kurgan is just East of Cheliabinsk.

So the Kurgan Battalion is with Syrový in the Eastern part of the group, along with some trains and an assault company.

[smirnoff]

Thanks Mark
I wonder why it is named 'kurgan' as opposed to all the other units (bar the assault companies) who are given Regt nomenclature?

[juergen c. olk]

thanx for the great info.