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November 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Timiryazeva Basil Afanasievich

Timiryazev Basil Afanasyevich – governor. In the diet book Kostroma Cheti by 1616 means that TV has been appointed under the Tsar Vasily Shuya cash salary of Cheti 16 rubles, which continues to pay and given back to him. In 1626, the TA was sent commander in Przemysl in place of Prince Andrew Shakhovsky, allotted to Moscow, in Przemysl remained until 1628, and from 15 June 1626 survived an evasion of Przemysl on TV spot of the fighting men, shells and grain stocks. Since 1633 he served T. siege head Pronsk. In 1635 under the Mandate Pronsky voivods Ivan Fedorov and Alexei Borzetsovu TA was to remain commander in Pronsk in case the governor called on the Crimean will take place at a gathering of Krapivna; in the same year the TV was released to Moscow, and his place appointed Gregory Khitrov. In 1637, the TA sent to the place of Gregory special secret commander in Pronsk same; in Pronsk remained until 1639 in the boyars' books under the 1636 TA appeared as a gentleman Moscow. "Discharge of the book on the official lists of add-on", I, post.

November 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Michael G. Zakharenko

Zakharenko, Mikhail G. (1947). Deputy Chief of Navy of Russia from July 2001, the admiral, born in 1947 in the Krasnodar region, graduated from Faculty of navigational Pacific Higher Naval School, Naval Academy and the General Staff Academy, he served on nuclear missile submarine cruisers strategic, since December 1996 has held the post of Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet in July 1997 – July 2001 – Commander of the Pacific Fleet.

November 10, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Obleuhova Alexander Nikanorovich

Obleuhov Aleksandr Prokhorov (1824 – 01/23/1879) – Maj.-Gen. Place out of hereditary nobles Kherson. His father, N. Obleuhov, was an artillery colonel. Upon reaching the age of 10 AN was given in Pavlovsky Cadet Corps, who graduated in 1842. Produced in a non-commissioned officers on August 8 that year, he was appointed to the Life Guards Pavlovsky Regiment, with whom, incidentally, participated in the Hungarian campaign. Further office Obleuhova spent in Siberia, first as commander of the Siberian line № 13 Battalion, then as a member of the military department of the former Irkutsk Field commissariat. In the latter capacity, he spent nearly three years, during which he was awarded the Order of St. Anna's 3rd degree (for participation in the accession of the Amur region of Russia) and the rank of colonel. Wasted health soon forced him to temporarily resign (30 th August 1858) and only 9 th November 1864 he again entered the service. Numbered with the Directorate General of Eastern Siberia, he was soon appointed first Achinsk mayor, and the 23rd of August next year Yenisei mayor. After the administrative reform in Eastern Siberia, he was the 1 st January 1868 was appointed the Yenisei district police chief and 27 April of that year – to fulfill the post of commander of the 2 nd Brigade walking Transbaykal Cossack troops. After a year and a half of AN was assigned to the headquarters of the local troops of the St. Petersburg Military District, with enrollment of a candidate for the provincial military commander. Held in the headquarters of the local troops of St. Petersburg Military District, Obleuhov performed several duties of the provincial military commander (in Olonets), head of the St. Petersburg Semenov, Alexander's military hospital, etc., and from 1872 to 1874 has repeatedly been nominated in the temporary military district courts established in the cities. Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk and Belozyorsk. Then, the 8 th May 1874 Obleuhov was the chairman of the Audit Commission for Schliesselburg military penal company. Earn a full pension AN tendered his resignation and the 2 nd December 1876 was promoted to Major Generals from retirement, with a uniform and a pension, then stayed in St. Petersburg, where he lived until his death.

November 9, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Kurasova Vladimir Vasilyevich

Kurasov, Vladimir Vasilyevich (06 (18) .07.1897), Soviet military commander, Army General (1948), the Hero of the Soviet Union (07/05/1964), Professor (1963).

Member of the CPSU since 1928. Born in a family servant. In 1918 the Soviet army, the Civil War 1918-20, chief of the detachment of seamen.

He graduated from the Military Pedagogical Inst (1921), the Military Academy. Frunze (1932), the Military Academy of the General Staff (1938). In 1921 – 40 in teaching and staff positions.

November 9, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Bio-Dibich Zabalkanski Ivan Ivanovich

Dibich-Zabalkansky Ivan Ivanovich (1785 – 1831) – Earl, Field Marshal. Put her father in Berlin Cadet Corps, Dibich-Zabalkansky soon attracted the attention of brilliant successes in the sciences.

On arrival in St. Petersburg (1801) he was determined ensign in the Guards Semenov regiment, after which began zealously top of his military education and the Russian language. During the first war with Napoleon, Dibich-Zabalkansky rendered meritorious in the battles of Austerlitz and Heilsberg.

November 8, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Louis de Bourbon Condé

Conde, Louis de Bourbon (Prince of Conde) (1621 – 1686), known as the Grand KA – one of the famous generals, was born in Paris in 1621, died in Fontainebleau in 1686g. When his father's lifetime K. held the title of Duke of Enghien, and early (1641) married a niece of Richelieu, Marie-Breese.

Began his military career for 17 years, he was 22 the command of troops in the war with Spain, comes out on May 19, 1643 landslide victory of Rocroy (amounting to an era in military history) and ends with the campaign this year, taking Tionvillya and several other cities.

Replacing the track. by Turenne, C. receives appointment Commander in Germany and Freiburg (1644) defeated the Bavarian General Mersey. Capture of Mainz, Philippsburg, victory at Nördlingen (1645) follow the bloody battle at

In 1646, K. possession, after a series of military operations, Dunkirk. Seconded to Catalonia (1647), K. unsuccessfully besieged Lleida, but due in 1648 in the Netherlands, is destroyed when the remnants of the once formidable Lens App. Infantry, and contributes to this conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia.

During the outbreak of anti-Fronde K. took first side of Mazarin and mastered Paris, but between the ambitious and arrogant and overbearing commander minister clash was inevitable. By order of cardinal K. was imprisoned in Vincennes Castle.

November 8, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Kusheleva Gregory G

Kushelev Grigory (03/09/1802 – 02/15/1855) – Earl, lieutenant-general, born March 9, 1802, died Feb. 15, 1855 The second son of first Earl Kusheleva.

In 1819, derived from a sub-ensign ensign in the Guards Horse Artillery. In 1827, he took part in the war with Persia and was in the capture of Echmiadzin and in cases under the fortress Saardar Abu.

In 1828, he participated in the Turkish campaign, for a noisy contrast to captain, was sent from the Silistria to report to St. Petersburg, was appointed adjutant to His Majesty, in 1831, promoted to colonel in 1839 – in general -majors with the appointment of His Majesty's suite.

In 1838 he was appointed vice-director of the artillery department in 1840 – as its director in 1846 – a member of the Military Council.

November 8, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of William Berkgoltsa

Berkgolts Wilhelm – Holstein nobleman, lieutenant-general in the Russian service. I arrived in Russia around 1709 to the rank of Major General and stayed there for about 5 years. Despite a short stay, he left behind him the memory of his contemporaries, as one of the bravest and best educated Russian generals. Maintaining while Russia War – North and Turkish enabled him to double-differences: 1) in 1710, during the siege of Vyborg, and 2) in 1711, in reflection attacks Turkish troops on the Russian camp at p. Prut.

November 6, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Charles Gerzdorfa Maksimovic

Gerzdorf Carl Maksimovich (1761 – 09/22/1813) – Major General, was born in 1761 (on formulary, in 1813 it was 52 years old), came from the Danish nobility PM Reyburga. He began serving in the Danish army, where accepted 5 July 1788 from the captains of the same rank in the Russian service in the Astrakhan Grenadier Regiment. In the same year, of the Turkish War and opposed the assault on December 6 Ochakov produced in seconds-majors. With the dissolution of the Astrakhan regiment moved with the battalion May 19, 1790 in Dniprovskyi Grenadier Regiment. In the same year G. went to the rowing fleet on the Black Sea from Ochakov to the Danube, was landing in the capture of Suntanskoy battery and being sent with the advance guard in front of the column came under cannon shots to the battery and turned the enemy to flight, for what is produced in Prime majors (January 29, 1791), with the conquest of Tulcea G. pursued the enemy, but during the siege and storming of Izmail with division took the battery, drove with her enemy, and destroyed the gun, what March 31, 1792 awarded the Order of St.. George 4 tablespoons .. 24 June 1792 was transferred to the Sevsk Musketeer Regiment.

November 5, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Barclay de Tolly, Mikhail Bogdanovich

Barclay de Tolly, Mikhail Bogdanovich (1761 – 14/05/1814), Barclay de Tolly – princes and noblemen. That's the name of Scottish origin.

The ancestor of them, a Scotsman of the name Barclay of Tolly, left their country during the troubles in Britain in the seventeenth century and settled in Riga. One of his descendants was the Mayor of Riga, and had a son, a former military service, and bought the noble rank of (officer's rank was acquired while the nobility).

The latter left a son, Eric John, who served inzhenergeneralom, Henry Major – Artillery and Prince Michael Andreas – later famous general, famous for in 1812 and 1813.