Biography of Konstantin Ivanovich Velichko
Konstantin Ivanovich Velichko (20.05 (01.06) .1856 – 15.05.1927), Russian military engineer, engineer-general (1916). Born into a noble family. He graduated from the Nikolaev Engineering College (1875) and Engineering Academy (1881), taught in it, from 1890 professor.S 1903 Assistant Chief of Military Engineering Management. In the work, "Defensive funds accelerated attacks against strongholds" (1892) substantiated methods of advance engineering education areas and outlined the principles of building fortified trenches, they developed in subsequent works (from approx. 70). Author modernization projects in several castles and fortresses of the draft Port Arthur. While Russian-Japanese War, General Orders for the commander in chief. During the 1 st World War II, as chief engineer of the Southwestern Front, in 1916 offered a new form of engineering equipment area for the offensive – "engineering bases." In 1917, the field inspector for the engineering part of the Supreme Headquarters. In November 1917 defected to the Soviet government in February 1918, volunteered for the Red Armiyu.Byl chief manager of engineering the defense of Petrograd in March 1918 Chairman of Board of Engineering at the Central defense engineering and technical management of the Red Army, from January 1919 Member of the Engineering Committee, the Chief Military Engineering Management. Velichko done a lot for the development of modern military engineering principles and the establishment of Soviet military and engineering schools. Since 1923, Professor Military Engineering (from 1925 – Voennotehnicheskoy) Academy. Cit. : Study of the latest tools of the siege and defense of the land fortresses, St. Petersburg, 1890: Defense of the State Engineering and construction of fortresses, part 1, St. Petersburg, 1903: Fortress maneuverable, MA, 1914; Towers before and after World War II. Of 1914-1918 .. MA, 1923; Russian fortress in connection with operations of field armies in World War II, Leningrad, 1926. Lit.: Bogatsky M., Military Engineer KI Velichko (1856 – 1927), Moscow, 1957.