Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia

Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia
Mors-Minerva armoured car of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, c. January 1916
Active1915–1918
DisbandedJuly 1918[1]
Country Belgium
Allegiance Russian Empire (1915–17)
Russian Empire Russian Provisional Government (1917)
BranchImperial Russian Army
TypeMechanised
RoleMobile reconnaissance
Size444 men (total)[1]
Garrison/HQPeterhof, Saint Petersburg (1915)
EquipmentMors, Minerva and Peugeot armoured cars
EngagementsEastern Front

The Belgian Expeditionary Corps of Armoured Cars in Russia (French: Corps Expeditionnaire des Autos-Canons-Mitrailleuses Belges en Russie) was a Belgian military unit sent to Russia during World War I. It fought alongside the Imperial Russian army on the Eastern Front. Between 1915 and 1918, 444 Belgian soldiers served with the unit of whom 16 were killed in action.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Belgian Armoured Cars in Russia". www.greatwardifferent.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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