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The 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. The unit existed from 1914 to 1918. The regiment was famous for defending Osowiec Fortress, having carried out the "Attack of the Dead Men."




Regiment formation


The unit formed in 1914 from personnel allocated by the 10th New Ingermanland Infantry Regiment in Kaluga. The unit was part of the 57th Infantry Division.




Service


After the creation of the regiment in July 1914, it was attached to the 57th Infantry Division of the 1st Army of Paul von Rennenkampf. The first battle took place on 29 August. The regiment covered the retreat of Russian troops from East Prussia, preventing their encirclement. For their courage in rearguard battles with the enemy, fourteen servicement were awarded the Cross of St. George, 4th Class. At the end of January 1915, the regiment found itself in Osowiec, taking the perimeter of the fortress under guard.
After leaving Osowiec, the regiment retreated to Grodno. During its defense, the soldiers expressed heroism, clearing the eastern part of the city from the enemy. On 19 August 1915, the officers and lower ranks of the regiment were subjected to a second gas attack. At the end of July and beginning of August 1916, the regiment took part in the Battle of Kowel, then in battles with the Austro-Hungarians near Ternopil. In December the unit was transferred to Romania to save Russia's new ally from defeat. The unit remained in Romania until the end of hostilities in December 1917, after which it returned to Russia.




Commanders


16 August 1914 – 11 November 1914: Colonel Dmitry Alekseevich Tolbuzin
22 November 1914 – 24 July 1916: Colonel Konstantin Vasilievich Kataev
25 July 1916 – 6 September 1916: Colonel Vr. and. Vasily Petrovich Potapov
7 September 1916 – 15 June 1917: Colonel Pavel Petrovich Gorev
4 July 1917 – December 1917: Colonel Alexey Tikhonovich Beloborodov




Awards


Aleksey Semenovich Gvozdenko
Fyodor Semenovich Chernykh




Notable figures


Vladimir Kotlinsky
Władysław Strzemiński
Andrey Nikitich Novikov




Commemoration


On 6 August 2015, a monument to fellow soldiers of the First World War was unveiled in Pskov.
On 6 August 2015, a memorial sign to the 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment was installed in Zemlyansk in Voronezh Oblast.




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References

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• 226th Zemlyansky Infantry Regiment
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• Attack of the Dead Men
• 57th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
• Osowiec Fortress
• List of last stands