Chapelle orthodoxe et cimetière russe

Thanks to agreements signed in December 1915, Tsarist Russia agreed to send 4 infantry brigades, in exchange for war material and ammunition, to fight alongside French and British troops.

After a journey of 30,000 km and 60 days by boat, the 1st Brigade arrived in Mailly in July 1916 to join the Aubérive sector. It will be replaced by the 3rd brigade in the fall. The troops were engaged at Fort de la Pompelle, Courcy and Mont-Spin in 1917. They were then withdrawn from the front due to the...