Voronezh Corps in the Armed Forces of South Russia: War and Public Sentiments

Abstract

The article covers military aspects of the operation of the Voronezh Corps in the special Southern Army in 1918 – early 1919, as well as the public moods among the Voronezh peasantry at that time. The article considers the military structure and tactical employment of the units within the Voronezh Corps. It shows that the advantageous base data for the formation of the non-Cossack armed services could not be implemented due to the incompetent and restorative management. However, the Cossack military leadership also demonstrated the consumptive attitude towards the Southern Army. At the same time, the military units of the army conducted a heavy winter campaign. The fate of the Voronezh Corps is welldefined by the fate of the similar Saratov Corps, the core of which was comprised of the motivated local peasants.

Keywords

• russia
• civil war
• the white movement
• southern army (the armed forces of south russia)
• the voronezh corps
• mobilization
• officer’s rank