sep 1, 1919 - all-army meeting convened to re-elect leadership and restructure for mobile partisan warfare. army becomes RPAU (M) - and forms the feared and punitive Black Sotnia

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After this, retreating under the pressure of the
Denikinists, the Makhnovist Army at the beginning of September,
1919, began its own re-organization in the
Dobrovelichkovsky region, adapting to the
conditions of mobile partisan warfare. On Sep-
tember 1 an all-army meeting was convened
for re-election of the political organization of
the Makhnovshchina, resulting in a new slate
for the VRS.
At this meeting the Army also received its
most familiar name - RPAU(m). At the same
time, besides the various departments and
services of the Shtarm, Makhno also orga-
nized his own separate “security service" and
kontrrazvedka of 500 mounted personnel with 10 machine guns.
According to Teper, this “Black Sotnia” was formed from the most
experienced insurgents and was headed by Gavryusha Troyan.
According to Belash, this sotnia and Makhno himself were obsessed
with punitive politics, the first instance of which was the purging of
the Shtarm of Bolsheviks. The population, the soldiers, and even
the commanders were afraid of this sotnia.

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