M. A. Эмская ★ НА СОПКАХѢ МАНДЖУРIИ

M. A. Emskaya ★ ON THE HILLS OF MANDZHURII Gramophone Records of the Russian Empire. The Famous Opera singer Maria Emscaya. Famous singer on gramophone records. February 1905, the 214th reserve Moksha infantry regiment in the hardest battles between Mukden and Liaoyang (see Mukden battle) fell into the Japanese environment and was constantly attacked by the enemy. At the critical moment, when the ammunition was running out, the regiment commander Colonel Pyotr Pobyvanets gave the order: “the Banner and the orchestra — forward!..“The conductor of the Tents led the orchestra to the parapet of the trenches, gave the order to play a battle March and led the orchestra forward behind the banner of the regiment[1]. Inspired by the soldiers rushed to the bayonet attack. During the battle the regiment music band continuously attacked the Japanese and, eventually, broke through the encirclement. During the battle, killed the commander of the regiment, from 4 thousand personnel of the regimen