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690 - RARE FLAG OF THE 43rd REGIMENT OF SIBERIAN TIRAILLEURS, COMM…
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RARE FLAG OF THE 43rd REGIMENT OF SIBERIAN TIRAILLEURS, COMMISSIONED TO MARK THE REGIMENT’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1911 A 1900-model flag with a raspberry-coloured (violet) border; the main field features a polychrome design depicting the Mandylion surmounted by the Russian motto “СЬ НАМИ БОГЬ” (God is with us), surmounting a strip of ribbon in the colours of the Order of St George, embroidered with the Cyrillic inscription ‘For distinction during the war against Japan in 1904 and 1905 ’ and the monogram of Nicholas II surmounting the date 1906; the reverse is embroidered in gold thread with the monogram of Tsar Nicholas II, surmounting the dates ‘1711–1811–1911’ on a sky-blue (faded) ribbon in the colours of the Order of St Andrew, representing the dates of the regiment’s foundation, centenary and bicentenary; framed by crowned double-headed eagles of the Russian Empire, embroidered in polychrome thread. Very good condition, with slight stains and creases. Russia, circa 1911. H. 107 x W. 124.5 cm. History The lineage of the 43rd Siberian Rifle Regiment dates back to 19 February 1711, under Peter the Great, when a Siberian Garrison Regiment known as the ‘St Petersburg’ Regiment was formed in Tobolsk. It changed its name several times and was awarded several regimental colours, but remained stationed in Tobolsk. Renamed the 9th Siberian Infantry Regiment of Tobolsk in February 1904, it was sent to the Far East when war broke out with Japan. Reorganised as the 9th Tobolsk Siberian Reserve Infantry Regiment in 1906, it was under this name that, on 1 January 1907, it received a ‘St George’s flag’ (Георгиевское знамя) of the 1900 model with a red border, along with the following inscriptions on the ‘skoba’ (the metal tube surrounding the flagpole below the flag), which summarise the history and principal military exploits of each regiment: “1711. St Petersburg Garrison Regiment, in Tobolsk. 1907. For distinction in the war with Japan of 1904 and 1905. 1907. 9th Siberian Reserve Tobolsk Infantry Regiment.” A red banner in the colours of the Jubilee Order of St Alexander Nevsky (presumably for 1811) accompanies the flag. It is attached beneath the ferrule of the flagpole. On 9 September 1910, following the merger of the 9th Tobolsk Reserve Infantry Regiment and the 10th Omsk Reserve Infantry Regiment, the 43rd Siberian Rifle Regiment was formed, to be stationed in Omsk. Its history is traced back to 19 February 1711 and, as a temporary flag, it was given the 1907 flag of the 9th Tobolsk Infantry Regiment with a new ‘skoba’ bearing the following inscriptions: ‘1711. St Petersburg Garrison Regiment, in Tobolsk. 1865. 71st Reserve Infantry Battalion. 1907. For distinction in the war with Japan in 1904 and 1905. 1910. 43rd Siberian Rifle Regiment.” Finally, on 18 February 1911, in honour of its 200th anniversary, it was presented with a jubilee St George’s flag, which we show here, this time with the raspberry-coloured border of the skirmishers and the inscription “1711–1811–1911” on a St Andrew’s ribbon on the reverse. And, on 26 July 1912, by order of the Emperor (Army Order No. 321 of 1912), like all regiments that already possessed a St George’s flag or standard, it was awarded a St George’s ribbon beneath the icon of the Holy Face, bearing the distinctive inscription specific to each regiment, in this case: “За отличiе въ войну съ Японiей 1904 и 1905 годовъ.” The date on which the regiment received the original inscription of distinction, inscribed to the left of the ribbon beneath the monogram of Nicholas II, is “1906”, yet normally this should be 1907, as the 9th and 10th Siberian Reserve Infantry Regiments of Tobolsk and Omsk were honoured on 1 January 1907 (unless one considers that its “predecessors” were the 17th or 18th East Siberian Skirmishers’ Regiments, which were honoured on 6 December 1906, though this remains unlikely). Related works - Vladimir Grigorievich SAYKO, ‘Offensive by the 9th Company of the 3rd Siberian Fusiliers Regiment during the Naroch Operation in March 1916’, oil on canvas, 180 x 350 cm (see illustration). - The flag of the 17th Siberian Rifle Regiment is held at the State Historical Museum in Moscow, without the monogram of Nicholas II (see illustration).
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