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Forces in Semirechye Summer 1918

This is from "The Semirechensk Front in 1918: White Formations" by D. G. Simonov, which discusses the growth of the White formations from the start to the end of 1918 in some detail. The original is here.

Units of the 5th Siberian Rifle Division on the Semirechensk Front on 13 October 1918
  Officers Bayonets Sabres Tech. MGs Guns Cars
At the front
17th Semipalatinsk Regiment 32 494 12
3rd Siberian Cossack Regiment
- in the Semirechensk detachment 9 231
- on the way to Sergiopol 2 375 2
1st Semirechensk Cossack Regiment 29 910 4
Alash-Orda Squadrons 6 381
Partisan Cossack Squadrons 11 35 286
2nd Separate Light Battery 2
Field telegraph office 1 10
1st Siberian Squadron 2
Total at the Front 108 529 2183 10 18 2 2
 
In the rear
19th Petropavlovsk Regiment 34 357 4
HQ Cable Section 2 52
 
Overall Total 144 886 2183 62 22 2 2

The Alash-Orda squadrons were those of: Urdzhar, Makanchi, Bakhty and Sergiopol.

The Partisan squadrons were those of: Sergiopol and Urdzhar.

The Annenkov Partisan Division was on its way to the Semirechensk front, but did not participate in combat operations until the end of December 1918, being in the rear reorganising. It consisted of an infantry brigade (two three-battalion regiments), a horse brigade (two four-squadron regiments), an artillery divizion (three batteries) and an engineering company, for a total at this time of 780 bayonets, 1,225 sabres, 8 guns, 25 machine guns.

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