TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CREATING THE TOPOGRAPHIC SERVICE OF THE RED ARMY
The article is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Corps of Military Topographers (Military Topographic Service) of the Red Army. The main types of work carried out by military topographers during the period from 1918 to 1923 are considered, as well as information on the results achieved by the Corps of military topographers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The names of military topographers and surveyors, who made the greatest contribution to the development of the Corps of military topographers, who took part in the events of the first world and civil wars, were noted.