The Russian–German Legion was a military formation of the Imperial Russian Army raised in August 1812 in Reval by Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg after being instigated by Alexander I of Russia. == Formation == Its first commander was Oberst von Arentsschild, and it was formed from non-French prisoners and deserters left behind in Russia during and after the French invasion earlier that year.
The Russian–German Legion was a military formation of the Imperial Russian Army raised in August 1812 in Reval by Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg after being instigated by Alexander I of Russia. == Formation == Its first commander was Oberst von Arentsschild, and it was formed from non-French prisoners and deserters left behind in Russia during and after the French invasion earlier that year.
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