Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia | |
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Active | 1915–1918 |
Disbanded | July 1918[1] |
Country | Belgium |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1915–17) Russian Provisional Government (1917) |
Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
Type | Mechanised |
Role | Mobile reconnaissance |
Size | 444 men (total)[1] |
Garrison/HQ | Peterhof, Saint Petersburg (1915) |
Equipment | Mors, Minerva and Peugeot armoured cars |
Engagements | Eastern 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]