Mors-Minerva armoured car of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, c. January 1916
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
Military unit
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]
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