1471 - A GIFT FROM NICHOLAS II TO THE 160TH ABKHAZIAN INFANTRY REGIMENT: A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE MANDYLION Russian, 1904 Tempera on wood panel, the reverse covered with velvet. Incised with the number 'N6' lower right. The reverse applied with a plaque bearing the Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: 'A blessing from Their Majesties for the campaign of 1904 to the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment'. Minor areas of retouching. 13.1 x 10.9 cm. Armee wurde 1863 im The 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army was formed in the Caucasus in 1863 and belonged to the 40th Infantry Division. From the 1890s, the regiment was stationed in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate. Its regimental church, dedicated to Saint George the Victorious, was also located there and, in 1903, was transferred from the cemetery church, which had become too small, to the barracks in the centre of Gomel. Russisch-Japanischen Krieges 1904 stellte es zunächst eine Kompanie zur Verstärkung des 4. The years 1903-1905 were of particular significance for the regiment. Following the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. At Easter 1904, the regiment was still stationed at its garrison in Gomel. In December 1904, Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 159th Gurian and 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiments near Bobruisk. At the beginning of 1905, the entire Abkhazian Regiment was finally deployed to the Far Eastern theatre of war. There it was employed primarily in the construction and reinforcement of the Gunzhulin position, building extensive trenches and fortifications over several kilometres; reconnaissance and security detachments of the regiment repeatedly engaged Japanese units.

A GIFT FROM NICHOLAS II TO THE 160TH ABKHAZIAN INFANTRY REGIMENT: A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE MANDYLION Russian, 1904 Tempera on wood panel, the reverse covered with velvet. Incised with the number 'N6' lower right. The reverse applied with a plaque bearing the Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: 'A blessing from Their Majesties for the campaign of 1904 to the 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment'. Minor areas of retouching. 13.1 x 10.9 cm. Armee wurde 1863 im The 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army was formed in the Caucasus in 1863 and belonged to the 40th Infantry Division. From the 1890s, the regiment was stationed in Gomel in the Mogilev Governorate. Its regimental church, dedicated to Saint George the Victorious, was also located there and, in 1903, was transferred from the cemetery church, which had become too small, to the barracks in the centre of Gomel. Russisch-Japanischen Krieges 1904 stellte es zunächst eine Kompanie zur Verstärkung des 4. The years 1903-1905 were of particular significance for the regiment. Following the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, it initially detached one company to reinforce the 4th East Siberian Rifle Regiment. At Easter 1904, the regiment was still stationed at its garrison in Gomel. In December 1904, Emperor Nicholas II personally inspected the 159th Gurian and 160th Abkhazian Infantry Regiments near Bobruisk. At the beginning of 1905, the entire Abkhazian Regiment was finally deployed to the Far Eastern theatre of war. There it was employed primarily in the construction and reinforcement of the Gunzhulin position, building extensive trenches and fortifications over several kilometres; reconnaissance and security detachments of the regiment repeatedly engaged Japanese units. GESCHENK VON NIKOLAUS II. AN DAS 160. ABCHASISCHE INFANTERIE-REGIMENT: KLEINE IKONE MIT DEM MANDYLION Russland, 1904 Holztafel, verso Samtabdeckung. Eitempera auf Kreidegrund. 13,1 x 10,9 cm. Unten rechts eingeritzte Nummerierung 'N6'. Verso applizierte Plakette mit kyrillischer Widmungsinschrift 'Segen Ihrer Majestäten für den Feldzug von 1904 an das 160. Abchasische Infanterieregiment'. Das 160. Abchasische Infanterieregiment der Kaiserlich Russischen Armee wurde 1863 im Kaukasus aufgestellt und gehörte zur 40. Infanteriedivision. Seit den 1890er Jahren war das Regiment in Gomel im Gouvernement Mogiljow stationiert. Dort befand sich auch seine dem heiligen Georg dem Siegreichen geweihte Regimentskirche, die 1903 aus der zu klein gewordenen Friedhofskirche in die Kasernen im Zentrum Gomels verlegt wurde. Die Jahre 1903-1905 waren für das Regiment von besonderer Bedeutung. Mit Ausbruch des Russisch-Japanischen Krieges 1904 stellte es zunächst eine Kompanie zur Verstärkung des 4. Ostsibirischen Schützenregiments ab. Zu Ostern 1904 befand sich das Regiment noch in seiner Garnison in Gomel. Im Dezember 1904 besichtigte Kaiser Nikolaus II. das 159. Gurische und das 160. Abchasische Infanterieregiment persönlich bei Bobruisk. Anfang 1905 wurde schließlich auch das gesamte Abchasische Regiment auf den fernöstlichen Kriegsschauplatz verlegt. Dort wurde es vor allem beim Ausbau der Gunzhulin-Stellung eingesetzt und errichtete über mehrere Kilometer ausgedehnte Schützengräben und Befestigungsanlagen; Aufklärungs- und Sicherungstrupps des Regiments gerieten dabei wiederholt in Gefechte mit japanischen Einheiten. Punktuelle Retuschen.