- 08 Sep 2006 23:43
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When you crush them, it's only powder. You can't crush us, we're made of steel.
I would like to have a discussion about Baron Roman Nicolaus von Ungern-Sternberg. If this becomes another "whine about Poland thread" or anything like that I will rename this one to such and start a new thread about Baron Ungern. I wrote the following from several sources.
Mongolians called him a God of War, Soviet historians called him the "Bloody Baron," But who was he?
Baron Roman Nicolaus von Ungern-Sternberg(Baron Ungern from now on) in Graz, Austria, December 29, 1885 to a Baltic-German family was born and grew up in Talinn, modern-day Estonia. In 1896, due to his mother's decision he goes to a SPB Fleet Corps, but did not become a seaman. During the war with Japan, he enlisted into an infantry division in the far east but did not get to fight. Upon return to SPB he enlisted into Pavlovsk Military Academy, and in 1908 enlisted into the Zabaykalye Cossack Division as a Standard Bearer.
Diring beginning of WWI he served in the 2nd Army, was wounded but evaded capture. He served up to a Cossack Captain of a hundred. In August 1917 together with ataman Semyonov he was send to Zebaykalye to form a volunteer corps.
During the Civil War he took part of the White movement commanding the Asiatic Cavalry Division. He became a Major General in 1918 and a Lieutenant General in 1919, and was awarded the St. George's Cross of the Special Manchurian Squadron.
==Here begins the story of his Epic Journey in Mongolia.
In 1918 ataman Semyonov awarded Ungern with Dauria as a feudal estate. He used it to form his Asiatic Division mainly of Mongols and Buryats. The goods taken as tariffs from passing trains were sent to Harbin to sell through trade agents, and buy supplies on the money made. Hearing that paper money will be made in Chita, he used tungsten from local mines to coin money and bought a Japanese coining machine.
After that in 1920 he took his troops to Outer Mongolia to take Urga(Now Ulan Bator) from the CRA(Chinese Republican Army). In the palace, the Mongolian spiritual leader Bogd Khan was guarded by the Chinese. After several bloody battles, and failing to take Urga, Ungern ordered his troops to start large campfires. The Chinese retreated, frightened that reinforcements came to take Urga and they would be overwhelmed.
February 26th the ceremony ocurred where Bogd Khan awarded Ungern with an honor originally available only to Genghis' blood relatives, "The Reviver of the Nation Great Bator, Commander-In-Chief" and was awarded Bogd Khan's personal ring with the Tibetian Swastika. After that he was called a Mahakala reincarnation by Dalai Lama XIII.
In several weeks, the CRA attacked again. Having only five thousand men and a deficit of bullets, Ungern used bullets made out of glass, made by engineer Lisovsky. In the largest battle on Mongolian territory in 200 years, of a total 15,000 men fighting, Ungern defeated the Chinese, who fled the battle. After a while, as his army could no longer be sustained, cossacks constantly stealing and drinking, it was time for a plan to attack Soviet Russia, and which started by the Amur.
After several battles with the Red Army, the baron was wounded, and his army surrounded. As a result his subordinates gave him over to the Soviets in exchange for a free exit to Manchuria. In Novosibirsk, he was tried publicly, his death warrant was signed by Lenin personally. The last session of the tribunal was on August 29th 1921 he was executed by firing squad later the same day.
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Let's discuss this very controversial character.
Mongolians called him a God of War, Soviet historians called him the "Bloody Baron," But who was he?
Baron Roman Nicolaus von Ungern-Sternberg(Baron Ungern from now on) in Graz, Austria, December 29, 1885 to a Baltic-German family was born and grew up in Talinn, modern-day Estonia. In 1896, due to his mother's decision he goes to a SPB Fleet Corps, but did not become a seaman. During the war with Japan, he enlisted into an infantry division in the far east but did not get to fight. Upon return to SPB he enlisted into Pavlovsk Military Academy, and in 1908 enlisted into the Zabaykalye Cossack Division as a Standard Bearer.
Diring beginning of WWI he served in the 2nd Army, was wounded but evaded capture. He served up to a Cossack Captain of a hundred. In August 1917 together with ataman Semyonov he was send to Zebaykalye to form a volunteer corps.
During the Civil War he took part of the White movement commanding the Asiatic Cavalry Division. He became a Major General in 1918 and a Lieutenant General in 1919, and was awarded the St. George's Cross of the Special Manchurian Squadron.
==Here begins the story of his Epic Journey in Mongolia.
In 1918 ataman Semyonov awarded Ungern with Dauria as a feudal estate. He used it to form his Asiatic Division mainly of Mongols and Buryats. The goods taken as tariffs from passing trains were sent to Harbin to sell through trade agents, and buy supplies on the money made. Hearing that paper money will be made in Chita, he used tungsten from local mines to coin money and bought a Japanese coining machine.
After that in 1920 he took his troops to Outer Mongolia to take Urga(Now Ulan Bator) from the CRA(Chinese Republican Army). In the palace, the Mongolian spiritual leader Bogd Khan was guarded by the Chinese. After several bloody battles, and failing to take Urga, Ungern ordered his troops to start large campfires. The Chinese retreated, frightened that reinforcements came to take Urga and they would be overwhelmed.
February 26th the ceremony ocurred where Bogd Khan awarded Ungern with an honor originally available only to Genghis' blood relatives, "The Reviver of the Nation Great Bator, Commander-In-Chief" and was awarded Bogd Khan's personal ring with the Tibetian Swastika. After that he was called a Mahakala reincarnation by Dalai Lama XIII.
In several weeks, the CRA attacked again. Having only five thousand men and a deficit of bullets, Ungern used bullets made out of glass, made by engineer Lisovsky. In the largest battle on Mongolian territory in 200 years, of a total 15,000 men fighting, Ungern defeated the Chinese, who fled the battle. After a while, as his army could no longer be sustained, cossacks constantly stealing and drinking, it was time for a plan to attack Soviet Russia, and which started by the Amur.
After several battles with the Red Army, the baron was wounded, and his army surrounded. As a result his subordinates gave him over to the Soviets in exchange for a free exit to Manchuria. In Novosibirsk, he was tried publicly, his death warrant was signed by Lenin personally. The last session of the tribunal was on August 29th 1921 he was executed by firing squad later the same day.
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Let's discuss this very controversial character.
When you crush them, it's only powder. You can't crush us, we're made of steel.
THAT is something I'd like to see! Wouldn't they just be shattered by their own propellant charges?
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