Take a fork. 5 Army jerk from the Tobol River
We continue to consider Battle of Western Siberia. Peter and Paul 1919 operation of the year (cm. Battle of Western Siberia. Peter and Paul operation 1919 of the year).
Intelligence data allowed us to establish the following.
The troops of the 4 of the Orenburg Army Corps acted on the Kustanai area; the presence of units of the 2 Syzran division was also noted. These troops consisted of up to 1000 bayonets with the addition of a small number of cavalry and 3 - 4 guns.
On the main operational direction of the 5 Army, Petropavlovsk, there were four groups from the White side: Steppe, Ural, Volga and Ufa, which had a total of 24000 bayonets, 7000 sabers, 340 machine guns, 130 light and 15 heavy guns with two of them. ("Bully" and "Tagil").
In the area of the Petropavlovsk tract, troops of the Steppe Group operated (Domozhirov’s partisan group, the 3 Siberian Cossack Corps, which consisted of the 3, 4 and 5 divisions, the Egersky Battalion of the Headquarters, the 2 of the Plutunian battalion and the YN-YX-Y-X-YX-Y-I division, and the 1 Battalion of the Plastunsky battalion and the YN-YX-X-YT-X-YUMX battalion; Annenkov division) - to 4400 bayonets, 3000 sabers, 40 machine guns and 50 guns.
Through Yalymskoe - Nagorskaya front occupied Ural group, totaling up to 7500 bayonets, 1000 sabers, 150 guns, 36 lungs and 6 heavy guns (2-I Orenburg Cossack Brigade, temporarily isolated from the guerrilla group Domozhirova, Izhevsk Division, 11-I Ural, Volga cavalry, 7-I Ural division and other parts).
North of the Ural group to the village of Glinka operated the Volga group, which had up to 6000 bayonets, 600 sabers, 23 machine guns, 33 guns and two armored trains (from the divisions: 1 of the Samara, 13 of the Siberian, 13-yk Kaz, Siberian, and 3 of the Samara XNUMX, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-yk Kaz, and Armored Divisions of the XNUMX of the Samara, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y of the Kazan, and the XIUMX of the Samara, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y of the Kazan and the Siberian, and XNUMX of the Siberian, and XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y. Simbirsk)
Against portion 27-th division operated Ufimskaia group of 12-th Ural, 8-th Kama, 9-th Ufimskaya divisions and 3-th and 4-th Orenburgskikh Cossack brigades, totaling up to 4400 bayonets, 1900 sabers, 118 guns, 23 light and 5 heavy guns.
All this military mass, significantly battered in previous battles during the offensive to the river. Tobol, located at its turn, using it as a natural cover for withdrawal, bringing the troops in order and replenishing the thinned ranks.
Commander-5 on October 10 gives a directive on the regrouping of the army - after which it goes into a vigorous offensive.
Given the 10 of the day, the directive of the red 5 Army was given the following task.
The Chelyabinsk Fortress Brigade, which was located in the formation in the area of Sineglazovo-Shershin-Kremenkulsky, should concentrate on the Breakthrough-Ozerny district no later than October October 13.
The 35 Division occupies the former region, concentrating its main forces on the line Zverinogolovskaya-Belaya.
The 5 division to the 13 division is concentrated in two brigades on the Kaminskoe-Zakaulova line.
26-division to the same period is concentrated by four brigades in the area Yazev - B. Sosnovka - Sandy, observing the left bank of the river. Tobol and having a strong side squad in the Novo-Utyatsky area.
The 27 Division concentrates its main forces on the B. Cheusov-Beloyarskaya-Ikovskoe line, extending the right flank to the village of Barabinsk and maintaining contact with the 30-division.
54-division to October 13-th concentrates in the area Steppe - Galischeva - Pimenovka - Rakova.
The cavalry division must arrive no later than the 13 of the Belaya area.
This regrouping must be accompanied by continuous intelligence.
Having regrouped and occupied the initial position, the army of October 13 received a directive to go on the offensive.
Divisions ordered.
Troitsky fortified area - continue to actively cover the area of Lake. Djaltyr-Kul-Ashangul, and establish a connection with the right flank of the 35 division.
35 Division - advancing, firmly secure the right flank of the 5 Division, coming on October 15 on the line of Lake. Butantai-Sandy area - Lake. Grenadiers, and behind the right flank to have a ledge strong reserve for action against the Cossacks, actively operating on the right flank.
Kavdivizii - crossing the Tobol, quickly attack the enemy on d.d. White - Poznyakova - Art. Lebyazhya. The division was assigned a particularly important task: after the defeat of the enemy’s left flank and the destruction of its carts and artillery, a quick and decisive attack on Art. Swan capture no later than 17 of the 3 Army headquarters located there.
The 5 Division - with the dawn of the 14 number, rapidly force the r. Tobol and no later than October 15 reach the line d.d. Banshchikovskaya - Ershovka - Hudozhitkova - Patrakova, no later than October 18 go to the area of the village. Bashkir - Vasilievsky.
26 Division - with dawn 14 October to force the river. Tobol four brigades and no later than the 15 number to take the line Patrakova - Obukhov - Nagorskaya and no later than 18 th to go to the area Khutor - Mokhovaya.
54 Division - October 14 concentrate one brigade in the area Menshikov - oz. Golovatyk, remaining in the army reserve.
27 Division, - having crossed the main forces in the area of Beloyarsky - Ikovskoe, to the 16 number cut off the path of retreat to the enemy in the area of Art. Vargashi - oz. Pike
The idea of this directive was the seizure of the enemy in the railway line into a fork. During the demonstration of the center, the flanks of the army, 27-I and the cavalry divisions should strive to go to the area of the railway and capture and cut off the whole enemy group defending the area of the bend of the r. Tobol near Kurgan.
The army’s implementation of the commander’s directive went as follows.
The right flank of the army - 35-division - owning both sides of the r. Tobol, without major obstacles, went on the offensive, knocking down the enemy. Uymanov detachment, which occupied defensive positions along the r. Abuga, from the lake. Kara-Kamysh to r. Tobol, being the barrier of the right flank of the division and the whole army and moving with a ledge, towards the evening of 16, without meeting the enemy, occupied the Danyanovsky area (4 km south of Lake Balykty).
2-I brigade, by the morning of 14-th area of the lake. Birch, to the 17-th number came 312-th regiment in the area of Lake. Sobolev - Lake Shafrovo, and 310-m and 311-m regiments, after a stubborn battle, took Krutoyarsky - having withstood the enemy's counterattack.
1-I brigade, having crossed the Tobol and moving in the lane between the tracts at st. Presnogorkovskaya from Art. Animal-head and with. Yalym, 14 of the left flank occupied the village of Plotnikovo - Borovushka. The enemy began to retreat in a northeastern direction. Developing the achieved success, the brigade with two regiments (309 and 307) led the offensive in the direction of Nizhne-Alabugsky, which it occupied together with the units of the 5 division.
Parts of the enemy were forced to move to the southeast.
By 17-th number of the brigade went into the area of the right flank - Epiphany and the left - oz. Grenadier.
5-division, secretly coming up on the night of the 14-e to the bank. Tobol, quickly crossed the river. On the east bank, the 1 I brigade with two regiments (38 and 39) launched an offensive on p. Yalym, which took. Developing success, she advanced north-east of the named village and captured the heights.
The 3 Brigade, having crossed the Tobol, launched an offensive against Nizhne-Alagubskiy, and by evening two regiments occupied the village of Ritual (10 km east of Yalymskoye).
With the further offensive, parts of the division had to meet with serious opposition from the enemy. So, on the night of the 15, the enemy opened heavy artillery fire on the 38 and 39 regiments, and in the morning transferred it to the village of Yalym, after which he launched an attack on the village from the north and north-east, forcing the battalion of the 37 regiment to withdraw to the village of Ignashino; another battalion stationed at der. Kostylkovskoye also began to retreat and entrenched himself in 4 km north-east of the village of Ignashino. Opponent, taking with. Yalym, hit the rear of the 38 and 39 regiments.
The offensive division was suspended. Bypassing the advancing enemy units, four squadrons of the cavalry division were thrown (having crossed over to the Yalymskoye area on October 14), which successfully completed the task, capturing prisoners, artillery wagons, medical equipment, etc. The enemy moved in the direction of the Davydovskoye village.
16-th 1-I brigade fought with the enemy east of the village of Kostylkovskoe. 17 October, the 3 Brigade was on the offensive in the village of Ershovka.
The 15 Cavalry Division - October 16 made several raids on the enemy, and parts of the 26 Division shot down the enemy and pursued his rearguard.
The 2 Brigade of the 26 Division, withdrawn from the divisional reserve and took up its original position on the Inter-Battle-Odin-Chernavskoye line, led two regiments (229 and 230) to the village of Davydovskoye and the morning of 16. took dd Davydovskoye - Odina - Patrokova, where she took over 100 prisoners, 1 guns, machine guns and a wagon train.
Developing an offensive, in the morning of 3, the 16 Brigade fought with the 232 regiment in 2 km west of Osinovka, 234 took control of the village of Yaroslavskaya, and 233 reached the 4 km west of Obukhova.
Having crossed the Tobol, the 1 brigade of the 26 division from the raid occupied the 226 regiment with. Chernavskoe, and 228-m - D. Raskatihu. Developing a further offensive, the brigade captured the village of Nagorskaya, after which it launched an offensive to the north-east - on the village of Zaborskaya.
The enemy everywhere resisted parts of the division, turning into counterattacks.
With the release of the 2-th brigade of the 26-division to the area d.d. Davydovskaya - Odin and as a result of the bypass movement of the 186 th regiment of the 21 division in the area east of s. Glyadinskoe from the village of Mezhbornaya, the enemy units operating here (the Izhevsk brigade, the 11 of the Ural division, and sabers before the 300) were surrounded.
To be continued ...
White Forces
Intelligence data allowed us to establish the following.
The troops of the 4 of the Orenburg Army Corps acted on the Kustanai area; the presence of units of the 2 Syzran division was also noted. These troops consisted of up to 1000 bayonets with the addition of a small number of cavalry and 3 - 4 guns.
On the main operational direction of the 5 Army, Petropavlovsk, there were four groups from the White side: Steppe, Ural, Volga and Ufa, which had a total of 24000 bayonets, 7000 sabers, 340 machine guns, 130 light and 15 heavy guns with two of them. ("Bully" and "Tagil").
In the area of the Petropavlovsk tract, troops of the Steppe Group operated (Domozhirov’s partisan group, the 3 Siberian Cossack Corps, which consisted of the 3, 4 and 5 divisions, the Egersky Battalion of the Headquarters, the 2 of the Plutunian battalion and the YN-YX-Y-X-YX-Y-I division, and the 1 Battalion of the Plastunsky battalion and the YN-YX-X-YT-X-YUMX battalion; Annenkov division) - to 4400 bayonets, 3000 sabers, 40 machine guns and 50 guns.
Through Yalymskoe - Nagorskaya front occupied Ural group, totaling up to 7500 bayonets, 1000 sabers, 150 guns, 36 lungs and 6 heavy guns (2-I Orenburg Cossack Brigade, temporarily isolated from the guerrilla group Domozhirova, Izhevsk Division, 11-I Ural, Volga cavalry, 7-I Ural division and other parts).
North of the Ural group to the village of Glinka operated the Volga group, which had up to 6000 bayonets, 600 sabers, 23 machine guns, 33 guns and two armored trains (from the divisions: 1 of the Samara, 13 of the Siberian, 13-yk Kaz, Siberian, and 3 of the Samara XNUMX, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-yk Kaz, and Armored Divisions of the XNUMX of the Samara, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y of the Kazan, and the XIUMX of the Samara, XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y of the Kazan and the Siberian, and XNUMX of the Siberian, and XNUMX of the Siberian, XNUMX-y. Simbirsk)
Against portion 27-th division operated Ufimskaia group of 12-th Ural, 8-th Kama, 9-th Ufimskaya divisions and 3-th and 4-th Orenburgskikh Cossack brigades, totaling up to 4400 bayonets, 1900 sabers, 118 guns, 23 light and 5 heavy guns.
All this military mass, significantly battered in previous battles during the offensive to the river. Tobol, located at its turn, using it as a natural cover for withdrawal, bringing the troops in order and replenishing the thinned ranks.
Opposing Forces for October 14 1919
Commander-5 on October 10 gives a directive on the regrouping of the army - after which it goes into a vigorous offensive.
Directive of the 5 Army October 10
Given the 10 of the day, the directive of the red 5 Army was given the following task.
The Chelyabinsk Fortress Brigade, which was located in the formation in the area of Sineglazovo-Shershin-Kremenkulsky, should concentrate on the Breakthrough-Ozerny district no later than October October 13.
The 35 Division occupies the former region, concentrating its main forces on the line Zverinogolovskaya-Belaya.
The 5 division to the 13 division is concentrated in two brigades on the Kaminskoe-Zakaulova line.
26-division to the same period is concentrated by four brigades in the area Yazev - B. Sosnovka - Sandy, observing the left bank of the river. Tobol and having a strong side squad in the Novo-Utyatsky area.
The 27 Division concentrates its main forces on the B. Cheusov-Beloyarskaya-Ikovskoe line, extending the right flank to the village of Barabinsk and maintaining contact with the 30-division.
54-division to October 13-th concentrates in the area Steppe - Galischeva - Pimenovka - Rakova.
The cavalry division must arrive no later than the 13 of the Belaya area.
This regrouping must be accompanied by continuous intelligence.
Directive of the 5 Army October 13
Having regrouped and occupied the initial position, the army of October 13 received a directive to go on the offensive.
Divisions ordered.
Troitsky fortified area - continue to actively cover the area of Lake. Djaltyr-Kul-Ashangul, and establish a connection with the right flank of the 35 division.
35 Division - advancing, firmly secure the right flank of the 5 Division, coming on October 15 on the line of Lake. Butantai-Sandy area - Lake. Grenadiers, and behind the right flank to have a ledge strong reserve for action against the Cossacks, actively operating on the right flank.
Kavdivizii - crossing the Tobol, quickly attack the enemy on d.d. White - Poznyakova - Art. Lebyazhya. The division was assigned a particularly important task: after the defeat of the enemy’s left flank and the destruction of its carts and artillery, a quick and decisive attack on Art. Swan capture no later than 17 of the 3 Army headquarters located there.
The 5 Division - with the dawn of the 14 number, rapidly force the r. Tobol and no later than October 15 reach the line d.d. Banshchikovskaya - Ershovka - Hudozhitkova - Patrakova, no later than October 18 go to the area of the village. Bashkir - Vasilievsky.
26 Division - with dawn 14 October to force the river. Tobol four brigades and no later than the 15 number to take the line Patrakova - Obukhov - Nagorskaya and no later than 18 th to go to the area Khutor - Mokhovaya.
54 Division - October 14 concentrate one brigade in the area Menshikov - oz. Golovatyk, remaining in the army reserve.
27 Division, - having crossed the main forces in the area of Beloyarsky - Ikovskoe, to the 16 number cut off the path of retreat to the enemy in the area of Art. Vargashi - oz. Pike
The idea of this directive was the seizure of the enemy in the railway line into a fork. During the demonstration of the center, the flanks of the army, 27-I and the cavalry divisions should strive to go to the area of the railway and capture and cut off the whole enemy group defending the area of the bend of the r. Tobol near Kurgan.
5-I army to October 14 1919
Only forward
The army’s implementation of the commander’s directive went as follows.
The right flank of the army - 35-division - owning both sides of the r. Tobol, without major obstacles, went on the offensive, knocking down the enemy. Uymanov detachment, which occupied defensive positions along the r. Abuga, from the lake. Kara-Kamysh to r. Tobol, being the barrier of the right flank of the division and the whole army and moving with a ledge, towards the evening of 16, without meeting the enemy, occupied the Danyanovsky area (4 km south of Lake Balykty).
2-I brigade, by the morning of 14-th area of the lake. Birch, to the 17-th number came 312-th regiment in the area of Lake. Sobolev - Lake Shafrovo, and 310-m and 311-m regiments, after a stubborn battle, took Krutoyarsky - having withstood the enemy's counterattack.
1-I brigade, having crossed the Tobol and moving in the lane between the tracts at st. Presnogorkovskaya from Art. Animal-head and with. Yalym, 14 of the left flank occupied the village of Plotnikovo - Borovushka. The enemy began to retreat in a northeastern direction. Developing the achieved success, the brigade with two regiments (309 and 307) led the offensive in the direction of Nizhne-Alabugsky, which it occupied together with the units of the 5 division.
Parts of the enemy were forced to move to the southeast.
By 17-th number of the brigade went into the area of the right flank - Epiphany and the left - oz. Grenadier.
5-division, secretly coming up on the night of the 14-e to the bank. Tobol, quickly crossed the river. On the east bank, the 1 I brigade with two regiments (38 and 39) launched an offensive on p. Yalym, which took. Developing success, she advanced north-east of the named village and captured the heights.
The 3 Brigade, having crossed the Tobol, launched an offensive against Nizhne-Alagubskiy, and by evening two regiments occupied the village of Ritual (10 km east of Yalymskoye).
With the further offensive, parts of the division had to meet with serious opposition from the enemy. So, on the night of the 15, the enemy opened heavy artillery fire on the 38 and 39 regiments, and in the morning transferred it to the village of Yalym, after which he launched an attack on the village from the north and north-east, forcing the battalion of the 37 regiment to withdraw to the village of Ignashino; another battalion stationed at der. Kostylkovskoye also began to retreat and entrenched himself in 4 km north-east of the village of Ignashino. Opponent, taking with. Yalym, hit the rear of the 38 and 39 regiments.
The offensive division was suspended. Bypassing the advancing enemy units, four squadrons of the cavalry division were thrown (having crossed over to the Yalymskoye area on October 14), which successfully completed the task, capturing prisoners, artillery wagons, medical equipment, etc. The enemy moved in the direction of the Davydovskoye village.
16-th 1-I brigade fought with the enemy east of the village of Kostylkovskoe. 17 October, the 3 Brigade was on the offensive in the village of Ershovka.
The 15 Cavalry Division - October 16 made several raids on the enemy, and parts of the 26 Division shot down the enemy and pursued his rearguard.
The 2 Brigade of the 26 Division, withdrawn from the divisional reserve and took up its original position on the Inter-Battle-Odin-Chernavskoye line, led two regiments (229 and 230) to the village of Davydovskoye and the morning of 16. took dd Davydovskoye - Odina - Patrokova, where she took over 100 prisoners, 1 guns, machine guns and a wagon train.
Developing an offensive, in the morning of 3, the 16 Brigade fought with the 232 regiment in 2 km west of Osinovka, 234 took control of the village of Yaroslavskaya, and 233 reached the 4 km west of Obukhova.
Having crossed the Tobol, the 1 brigade of the 26 division from the raid occupied the 226 regiment with. Chernavskoe, and 228-m - D. Raskatihu. Developing a further offensive, the brigade captured the village of Nagorskaya, after which it launched an offensive to the north-east - on the village of Zaborskaya.
The enemy everywhere resisted parts of the division, turning into counterattacks.
With the release of the 2-th brigade of the 26-division to the area d.d. Davydovskaya - Odin and as a result of the bypass movement of the 186 th regiment of the 21 division in the area east of s. Glyadinskoe from the village of Mezhbornaya, the enemy units operating here (the Izhevsk brigade, the 11 of the Ural division, and sabers before the 300) were surrounded.
To be continued ...
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