ABSTRACT
The 3rd squadron very soon underwent a change, due to the influence of proceedings at Rovno, where the population, which consisted chiefly of Jews, was indulging in noisy celebrations of the Revolution. From the beginning all those who were at the Front realized what a disaster the Revolution meant for Russia as fighting force. When the Bolshevik pacifism began to tell, and the chief endeavour of the officers was to urge the men to fight the enemy, those who bore German names could not possibly have been suspected of any negligence in respect of Russia's national interests. A state of revolt followed; they refused to obey any orders, and declared that they did not want their Commanding Officer, and several others, because they had German names. The officers had all been taken from the cavalry units, as were also some of the men, while the majority of the latter had been drawn from the reserve battalions of the Guard Infantry.
