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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

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.

October 26, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich

Suvorov, Aleksandr Vasilyevich (24/11/1730 – 05/18/1800). His father, General-in-chief Vasily Suvorov, a godson of Peter I. Alexander's mother, Evdokia Fedosevna Manukova, died early, when Suvorov not yet turned, and 15 years. Care and education, Alexander has received at home, studying the necessary items and foreign languages. Alexander studied very diligently and dreamed of a military career. The father, in connection with health Alexander, decided to send his son to the civil service. However, that would be only a military and persistently develop the strength and endurance, all-weather riding involved. Father was forced to change its decision and record of Alexander Semenov regiment as a private. At the age of fifteen Suvorov entered the regiment as an ordinary soldier, and like everyone else, went to the guard, stood on guard.

October 23, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Schreiner Sergei Alexandrovich

Schreiner Sergei Aleksandrovich (04/01/1979 – 07/14/2000). Trainer-driver reconnaissance group of special purpose "Rus" MVD Russia, Sgt. Born April 1, 1979 in the village Veseloyarsk Rubtsovsk district of the Altai Territory. He graduated from Rubtsovsk OGPU-75 in "driver". On active military service was called April 26, 1997. He served in the brigade sofrinskoy internal forces. After the emergency was under contract. From April 2000 – in the company of special purpose "Rus". 14 July 2000 as part of reconnaissance joined the battle with militants along the route of Argun, Gudermes. During the battle, one of the militants threw a grenade.

October 19, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Shchorsa Nikolai Alexandrovich

Schors Nikolai Alexandrovich (25.05 (06.06) .1895 – 8.30.1919), Civil War hero of 1918 – 1920.

A member of the Communist Party since 1918. He was born in the railway engineer. He graduated from the military medical school in Kiev (in 1914) and a crash course in Vilnius military school in Poltava (in 1916).

Member of the 1 st World War II 1914 – 1918, the first military nurse, and then a junior officer in the South-Western Front, in 1917 lieutenant.

After the October Revolution of 1917 he returned to his homeland and in February 1918 in Snovske created a guerrilla army in March-April, the joint command of the detachment Hovozybkovskogo county, which is composed of the 1 st of the revolutionary army took part in battles against the Germanic invaders. In September 1918 formed in the area of separation Unecha guerrilla units 1-st Ukrainian Soviet regiment them. Bogun.

In October-November commanded Boguns'kyi regiment in the battle with the Germanic invaders and GETMANTSEV, from November 1918 – 2 Brigade 1 st Ukrainian Soviet divisions (Boguns'kyi and Tarashchansky shelves), which liberated the Chernigov, Kiev and Ukrainian troops from Fastow directories.

October 17, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Trepov Dmitri

Trepov Dmitri (1855 – 1906) – Major General, son of St. Petersburg governor general Trepov. Upon completion of the course in the Corps of Pages served in the Life Guards T. Horse regiment in 1877 took an active part in the affairs of the Turks, while in the unit gene. Gurko, and in the battle of Teles was wounded in the leg. In 1896 he was appointed the Moscow chief of police. Arrests, dispersal of random meetings in private homes, beating areas were carried out at T. with extreme ease and great brutality. The movement among the students prosecuted with extreme cruelty, like any other, which took at least a weak political. T. was the main advocate and conductor known Zubatov policy, ie a kind of police socialism. Later, in conversation with British publicist Stead, transmitted by Stead in "Review of Reviews", T. said: "The system that conducts Zubatov with me and, in fact, on my initiative, was an attempt to raise the social status of the working class in Moscow . We walked to our goal in three ways: 1) we have encouraged the device working of trade unions to protect themselves and defend their economic interests, and 2) we have arranged a series of lectures on economic issues with the assistance of knowledgeable speakers, and 3) we have organized a wide distribution of cheap and healthy literature tried to encourage the initiative and promote mental development and encouraged to be frugal. The results were the best. Prior to the introduction of Zubatov Moscow seethed with annoyance, with my mode of working saw that the sympathies of the government on his side and that he can count on our help against the oppression of the entrepreneur.

October 14, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography Polynin Fedor Petrovich

Polynin Fedor Petrovich (10/20/1906 – 11/21/1981) – Pilot bomber, Hero of the Soviet Union (1938), Colonel-General. In aviation from 1929 in 1937-1938 fought in China and commanded air group. Member of the Soviet-Finnish war. In WWII with the August 1941 commanded the Air Force of the Bryansk Front, 2 and 6 VA. In the 1944-1947 military commander of the Polish Army. After returning to the Soviet Union was the chief of Air Force logistics.

October 12, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Alexander Ivanovich Markov

Markov, Alexander Ivanovich (1781 – 1844) – Major General, a dashing cavalry artillery, a war hero with the French in 1806 – 1807 and 1812 – 1814 years.; Education received during the 2 nd Cadet Corps, from which in 1800 was released in Service second lieutenant in the 2 nd artillery regiment. In 1805 he was at Austerlitz, and in 1806 – 1807. fought at Golymin, Pultusk Yankov, Gofe, Landsberg, Eylau (injured), under Gutshtadtom, Heilsberg and Friedland. On the determination shown by MM is already in this early period of his service, indicates the following fact reported by Ermolov in his "Memoirs." In the fighting. D. Gough at January 25. In 1807 our troops were positioned so badly that the French are at the first attack on our cavalry tory knocked her to the infantry and artillery. One battery was captured by them instantly. "The beginning-to the other battery – tells Ermolov – now. M., scattering shrapnel suppress it Olviopolsk. Hussars. N., stopped the enemy, his pursuer, and drew from the crash. Produced in 1811 by a captain, in MV formed late in 1812. № 23 company of the 1 st Reserve Artillery Brigade (later the third battery is mounted), and went with her to the Corps gr. Wittgenstein, took part in the affairs of this case with the French: in the capture of Polotsk (ord. St. Vladimir 4 degrees with a bow.), At p. Berezin (ord. St. Anna grade 2.) And at Libau (zol. saber). In Campo. Col. 1813. M. involved with his company in the siege of Danzig, Spandau and Magdeburg, in the battles at Halle (chin. Regiment.) Lutzen (prus. the Order of Merit with laurels), Bautzen (ord. St. George 4 degrees), Dresden ( Ord. St. Anna grade 2. diamonds) and in Leipzig, where his company, along with LA-Cossack escort the Emperor Alexander I at the critical moment of battle on October 4 stopped the attack by the French cavalry at our center and will eliminate the danger of the Emperor Alexander and King of Prussia, stationed on the victim, paragraph (a second diamond. "symbols of the Order of St. Anne 2 degrees and locust. Order of the Red Eagle 2 degrees). In the campaign of 1814 M. was involved with his company in the battles of Brienne-le-Chateau, Vassey, Nogent, and the assault on the fortress Falsburg. February 5, 1947-th. French army, having led his Napoleon himself attacked with Mohrmann 4 th. Russian troops gr. Palena, in a fierce battle took place on company lost 9 M. op., 2 officers, 101 lower. Chin. and 125 horses. Appearing to the Chief Barclay de Tolly to report on the death of his company, MG was greeted with the words: "I know how you lost a gun. I might have brought down all the enemy whatever turns him only … Do not be discouraged, go across the Rhine into a reserve and there Generate a new company. " Moscow, however, begged chief allow him to remain in the AB-rde. "What are you going to do without guns, without people, without the horses?" – Astonishment Barclay. "Guns soon we shall find from the French, – said M., – the same people and horses you will you please, what are caught." Field Marshal allowed, and within 10 days after the massacre at Morman, ie, February 15, MM is involved with a company revived it in the battle of Bar-sur-Aube, and contrast it receives the rank of major general. Under Fershampenuaz (13 MRI.) With a company of M. repetition of what was at Leipzig. The French led the attack on Fershampenuaz, where there were at this time of Emperor Alexander I and King of Prussia, and both of them were in danger again. Seeing a passing company of M., the Emperor ordered her to open fire. M., after loading their guns with shot over the nuclei and grenades and waited until the enemy has not approached the nearest grapeshot fired, opened fire and forced the French to retreat. In this case MS was awarded the Austrian Order of Leopold and Baden Cross, and officers of the Company were granted tabs on their uniforms. For Fershampenuaz followed the capture of Paris, for the contrast at which the MA was awarded the Order of St. Anne 1 degree. At the end of the war with Napoleon M. was appointed chief of artillery, an infantry corps (1817), and then commanded the 1 st artillery division. In 1826, he was removed from command of her, put on trial "over abuse of power over subordinates, and other illegal acts" and the Supreme Confirmation October 25, 1828 dismissed from the service. (P. Potocki. A century late. Artillery; AP Ermolov. Notes. Acad. N. Ermolov. Part I. M., 1865; M. Bogdanovich. The history of the war in 1814 in France. SPb ., 1865; Military.

October 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography GREKOVA Peter Matveyevich

Greek Peter Matveyevich (1762 – 1817) – Maj. Gen. Don Army, associate Suvorov and Platov. Simple Cossack, he was in 1785 for distinguished service in battle with the mountaineers on the River. Mulkey was made an officer and then took part in the 2 nd Turkish War, fighting under Bender Causeni, Ackermann, Ishmael and Machin. In the war with Poland for the battle of Matsiovitsami G. receives Order of St. George 4 degrees. During the Italian-Swiss expedition Suvorov in 1799, the colonel commanding a regiment, and takes with him involved in the capture of Bergamo, Lecco, Turin, Thorton, in battles on the River. Trebbia at Novi and Muttenskoy Valley. In 1801, he participated in the Math. Cossacks march on India, stopped the death of Emperor Paul I. After a brief service for civilian rule, the Don H. in 1808 appeared again on the battle field, in a war with Turkey, commanding with 3 Cossack pp. Detachment General Miloradovich; awarded for a win under Ruschukom the Order of St. George's 3 degrees, but for Turtukay rank of Major General, GM in 1812, together with the army, Admiral Chichagof, commanding in her 10 th Cossack. pp. takes part in the expulsion of the French from Russia.

October 10, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Apraksin Spiridonov

Apraxine Spiridonov (30/07/1702 – 26/08/1760) – son of the equerry, was born July 30, 1702.

He was brought up by his kinsman, gr. Petra Apraxin as Spiridonov a very young age lost his father.

By custom of the time, he joined the service of a soldier in the regiment of the Transfiguration and in the reign of Peter II was already a captain. Then he moved to the Semenov regiment, and received from the Empress Anna rank second major, was on the march under the command of Field Marshal Miniha – when taking Ochakov in 1737, for which was awarded the rank of Prime Minister Major and villages.

Then, in 1739 was promoted to major general and on September 10, which brought to St. Petersburg the news about taking Khotin was granted the Order of St.. Alexander Nevsky. In 1741, Spiridonov met on the border of the embassy Tahmas-Where will Hanna, consisting of 2,200 men too. Following the departure (in 1742) Embassy of Persia, Spiridonov was sent as ambassador to Persia, and then was general krigskomissarom, vice-president of the Military Collegium.