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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Russian White-Mgebrov Armored Car, named in 1917: ''Ivan Merkuleva''.


THE RUSSIAN WHITE-MGEBROV ARMORED CAR M1915 
CALLED, IN 1917, 
"IVÁN MERKULEVA" 

The 1,5-ton American White light truck, as well as other vehicles, were donated in 1914 to the Russian Army, by the wealthy St. Petersburg merchant, Mr. Merkuleva.

These chassis served as the basis for some of the armored cars made at the Izhorsky factory in 1915, by the brilliant Russian military designer V. Mgebrov.

The White-Mgebrov Armored Car, after having fought on the South Front with the 29th platoon, and in view of the need for revision and repair of its vehicles, the platoon was sent, in 1916, back to the Izhorsky factory in St. Petersburg for its set-up.

It was during the stay in these workshops when it was decided to "baptize" the Armored Car as "Ivan Merkuleva", without a doubt the deceased son in an act of war, of the generous patriot Mr. Merkuleva. An honorable way of thanking him for his detached donation of 1914.

I write this text by heart, since I don't have at my disposal the original text that I wrote in previous dates (I have it in an external disk to which I do not have access at this moment).

I can affirm that what I describe here is true, and that the real name of White-Mgebrov Armored Car M1915, written on both sides of the vehicle, in 1917, was that of "Ivan Merkuleva".

The photograph captures one of the moments in which the platoon to which the White-Mgebrov belonged, along with British armored units of the RNAS, try to stop the enemy and the Russian troops that retreat in disbanded from the front, after the unsuccessful offensive of Kerensky in the spring of 1917.

When you have the text that I wrote before, with detailed information, I will replace it with this one, totally spontaneous.


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EL COCHE BLINDADO RUSO WHITE-MGEBROV M1915 
LLAMADO, EN 1917, 
"IVÁN MERKULEVA" 

El camión ligero norteamericano de 1,5-toneladas White, así como otros vehículos, fueron donados en 1914 al ejercito ruso, por el rico comerciante de San Petersburgo, Sr. Merkuleva.

Estos chasis sirvieron como base de algunos de los coches blindados realizados en la fábrica Izhorsky en 1915, por el genial diseñador militar ruso V. Mgebrov.

El Coche Blindado White-Mgebrov , después de haber combatido en el Frente Sur con el 29º pelotón, y ante la necesidad de revisión y reparación de sus vehículos, el pelotón fue enviado, en 1916, de regreso a la fábrica Izhorsky de San Petersburgo para su puesta a punto. 

Fue durante la estancia en dichos talleres cuando se decidió "bautizar" al Coche Blindado como "Iván Merkuleva", sin duda el hijo fallecido en acto de guerra, del  generoso patriota Sr. Merkuleva. Una honrosa forma de agradecerle su desprendida donación de 1914.

Escribo este texto de memoria, ya que no tengo a mi disposición el texto original que escribí en fechas anteriores (lo tengo en un disco externo al que no tengo acceso en este momento).

Puedo afirmar que lo que aquí describo es cierto, y que el nombre verdadero del Coche Blindado White-Mgebrov M1915, escrito en ambos laterales del vehículo, en 1917, era el de: "Iván Merkuleva".

La fotografía recoge uno de los momentos en que el pelotón al que pertenecía el White-Mgebrov, junto a unidades blindadas británicas de la RNAS, intentan detener al enemigo y a las tropas rusas que se retiran en desbandada del frente, tras la fracasada ofensiva de Kerensky en la primavera de 1917.

Cuando disponga del texto que escribí anteriormente, con datos detallados, lo sustituiré por éste, totalmente espontáneo.

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