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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Armored Cars in the Headquarters of Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, March 1921, near Altanbulag (Northern Mongolia) (After WWI).



Mongolia People's Revolutionary Army (MPRA)

On the 13th of March, 1921, in Altanbulag (northern Mongolia) the Provisional People's Government of Mongolia was formed, created and led by the People's Revolutionary Party of Mongolia.

Then, on the 18th of March, in the same location, the Popular Revolutionary Army of Mongolia (MPRA) was formed.

The MPRA, backed by Red Army forces (Russian), fights and defeats the White Guard troops, led by the warlord Roman Ungern von Sternberg*.

Released on northern and central Mongolia, MPRA, along with support units of the Red Army attacked and defeated the Chinese warlords who dominated the the south of the country.

As a result of these victories, in 1924, the People's Republic of Mongolia was constituted.

In 1921, the Soviets provided the small army of Mongolia, among other types of weapons, four armored cars of the following types (in order of appearance in the picture):

2  x Austin Armored Cars (Model 3rd series)

1 x Fiat-Izhorsky Armoured Car

1 x Armstrong-Whitworth-Fiat Armored Car

Later (before 1925), they were given three more armored cars to the MPRA. Two of them were Austin-Putilov or "Russian Austin" (33 units built on Austin chassis of the 3rd series between 1918 and 1920). The third was a Fiat-Izhorsky.

Besides the seven armored cars, the Soviets provided the MPRA (between 1921 and 1927) the following weapons: 200 Maxim Machine Guns, 50 Mountain Howitzers, 30 Field Guns and 20 Light Tanks (Renault FT type, or the Soviet copy of it).

The MPRA was composed solely of cavalry troops (between 3000-4000 horsemen in 1923-1924) and supply carts. The performance of these troops with armored cars and mobile artillery proved an unbeatable combination for an enemy who had no armored motor vehicles.

* Roman Ungern von Sternberg is a charismatic figure who has inspired literary, cinematographic and comics authors.


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Ejército Popular Revolucionario de Mongolia (EPRM)

El 13 de marzo de 1921, se constituyó en Altanbulag (Norte de Mongolia) el Gobierno Popular Provisional de Mongolia, creado y dirigido por el Partido Revolucionario Popular de Mongolia.

A continuación, el 18 de marzo se crea, en el mismo lugar, el Ejército Popular Revolucionario de Mongolia (EPRM).

El EPRM, respaldado por fuerzas del Ejército Rojo (Ruso), se enfrenta y derrota a las tropas de la Guardia Blanca, acaudilladas por el señor de la guerra Romano Ungern von Sternberg*.

Liberado el norte y centro de Mongolia, el EPRM, junto a unidades de apoyo del Ejército Rojo, atacó y derrotó a los señores de la guerra chinos que dominaban el sur del país.

Como resultado de estas victorias, en 1924 se constituye la República Popular de Mongolia.

En 1921, los soviéticos proporcionaron al pequeño ejército de Mongolia, entre otro armamento, cuatro coches blindados de los siguientes tipos (por orden de aparición en la fotografía):

2 x Coches Blindados Austin (Modelo de la 3ª serie)

1 x Coche Blindado Fiat-Izhorsky

1 x Coche Blindado Armstrong-Whitworth-Fiat

Posteriormente (antes de 1925), le fueron entregados al EPRM tres coches blindados más. Dos de ellos eran del tipo Austin-Putilov o "Austin Ruso" (33 unidades fabricadas sobre chasis Austin de la 3ª serie entre 1918 y 1920). El tercero era un Fiat-Izhorsky.

Además de los siete coches blindados, los soviéticos proporcionaron al EPRM (entre 1921 y 1927) el siguiente armamento: 200 ametralladoras Maxim, 50 obuses de montaña, 30 cañones de campaña y 20 carros de combate ligeros (tipo Renault FT, o la copia soviética de éste).

El EPMR estaba constituido únicamente por tropas de caballería (entre 3000 y 4000 jinetes en 1923-1924) y por carros de aprovisionamiento. La actuación de estas tropas junto a los coches blindados y la artillería móvil resultó una combinación insuperable para un enemigo que carecía de medios motorizados blindados.

* Romano Ungern von Sternberg es un personaje carismático que ha inspirado a autores literarios, cinematográficos y dibujísticos.

Texto en la fotografía: Cuartel General del Ejército Popular Revolucionario de Mongolia, cerca de Altanbulag (norte de Mongolia) en marzo de 1921.


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