The Russian Imperial Cavalry in 1914

by Vladimir Emmanuel

Overview

Vladimir Emmanuel was a cavalry captain who fought against the Germans and later the Red Army in the Crimea. He created a wonderful set of color illustrations of the regiments he fought with in the early days of the war.
The Russian Imperial Cavalry in 1914 details the uniforms of most of the Russian cavalry that went to war in 1914 as well as information from two WWI veterans, an explanation of ranks and order of battle. It is a must for the collect of anyone interested in the Great War and/or Russian military history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620181249
Publisher:	Winged Hussar Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Vladimir Alexandrovich Emmanuel, the eldest son of Alexander Nikolaievich Emmanuel (Colonel of the Crimean Horse Regiment of Her Sovereign Majesty Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) and Leonida Alexandrovna (nee Dluzshevski), was born on September 7, 1896. He was a descendant of a noble family of Austro-Hungarian origin, which entered Russian military service in 1797, with his great-great-grandfather, General George Emmanuel, fighting against Napoleon in the War of 1812. Vladimir Emmanuel graduated from the Cadet Corps of the Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich in Odessa, just as World War I was declared, and went to complete an accelerated course of the Corps of Pages and on April 14, 1915, he was promoted to Coronet and three days later he joined the active Crimean Horse Regiment. He fought throughout World War I and the Russian Civil War, was wounded several times and was awards several medals for bravery in both conflicts. In 1920, he was evacuated from the Crimea in the waning days of the Russian Civil War and eventually settled in Yugoslavia. It was during his stay in Yugoslavia that he painted the figures of the Russian cavalry he had known so well. In 1945, he was evacuated to Austria and then immigrated to the United States in 1949, where he lived in Vineland, NJ. He died on January 4, 1983, at the age of 86