Posts Tagged “the commander”

November 1, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography of the Coastal Georgia Timofeyevich

Coast George T. (4/15/1921) was born April 15, 1921 in the village now Fedorivka Carlo District Poltava Region (Ukraine) in the family servant. After graduating from high school in 1938, started his career at Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Combine. In the same year went to the Soviet Army. In 1941 he graduated from the school Voroshilovgrad military pilots behalf of the proletariat Donbass. Member of the Great Patriotic War from June 1942. The pilot, flight commander, squadron commander of 90-th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment (4 th Guards Attack Air Division, 5 th Air Corps Attack, 5 th Air Force, 2 First Ukrainian Front). During the war years made 186 sorties.

October 17, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography of Alexander Vinogradov Matveyevich

Vinogradov, Alexander Matveevich (11/18/1915) – fighter pilot, Lieutenant. Member of the Great Patriotic War in October 1942. He fought in the Transcaucasus and the Voronezh Front, was flight commander 1941 ra. PAI. In September 1943 over the Left-Bank Ukraine in the La-5 fighters rammed an enemy plane. Landed by parachute. He was awarded the Red Banner.

September 25, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Obolyaninova Stepan

Obolyaninov Stepan (01/07/1826 – 08/26/1880) – Major General, held in His Imperial Highness the inspector general of cavalry, the Grand Duke Nicholas. Place of the nobles of Novgorod Province. After receiving training in the Nicholas School of the Guards' sub-ensigns and cavalry cadets, upon graduation he was made the 10 th August 1845 and was appointed a cornet in the Life Guards Ulanskii His Majesty's Regiment, where he remained until the 14 th January 1863, with 15 th April 1856 was promoted to captain two years later was appointed commander of a squadron of His Majesty, 30 th August 1860 was promoted to colonel in October 1862 was approved by the commander of the 2 nd Division. In this position he remained only until January 1863, when domestic reasons resigned. On October 30 next year, he again entered the service and was appointed place under His Imperial Highness the inspector general of cavalry, the Grand Duke Nicholas. This rank Obolyaninov he remained until his death, and 16 th April 1872 was promoted to major-generals, and credited with an army of cavalry, and January 1, 1878, was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree. SA Obolyaninov died in St. Petersburg, 26 August 1880, in 1957 from birth. General Archive of the General Staff, the case the third table, 6-th branch, 1880, № 852. E. Yastrebtzev.

September 22, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Fomin Pavel Stepanovich

Fomin, Pavel Stepanovich (19/01/1818 – 12/13/1885) – Lieutenant-General, a member of the Military Council, was descended from the nobility of the Don Cossacks. After receiving training in the 2 nd Cadet Corps, he 2 nd August 1836 was promoted to cornet, and soon after was appointed to the Caucasus, where he was on the right flank of the line under the command of Major-General Zass. Regular expeditions in the mountains have enabled the young FA already in its second year of service to participate in the cases against the Highlanders. During these expeditions for his bravery and diligence provided with the device Labinskaya line, he was promoted to captains and awarded the Order of St. Anne's 4-th degree with the inscription "for bravery". After serving in the Caucasus for about three years, FM in 1840, returned to the Don and was assigned to the school Cossack regiment, and four years later promoted to Major. After that F. was transferred to the Don collecting training regiment, located in Privislyanskom province. With this regiment he took part in the gathering shortly Hungarian campaign of 1848 and for the differences rendered during the occupation of the city of Krakow, was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed to consist of roving chief of staff at the Don Cossacks.

September 18, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Lelyakina Gregory G

Lelyakin Grigory (1803 – 11/14/1876) – lieutenant-general, born in 1803, died Nov. 14, 1876, was educated in the 1-meter Cadet Corps, after which in 1823 received an ensign in the Grenadier Kexholm Emperor of Austria regiment.

In 1827 and 1828. Lelyakin, consisting of the consolidated Guards, took part in the Persian campaign, and distinguished himself during the capture of Erivan.

Sent to fill the gaps with the pioneers, he quickly execute the order and then he heard from residents that a large powder-magazine put a lighted wick, immediately rushed there and took out the fuse and prevented a terrible explosion that part of the fortress. In contrast to the battles during the Persian campaign Lelyakin was awarded the Order of St. Anna's third century. with a bow.

He then participated in the Polish campaign and subsequently commanded a battalion of the Guards Izmailovo Regiment in 1848 was appointed commander of the brigade in the Eastern war, participated in the defense Sveaborg and the shores of Finland and in 1856 produced a lieutenant-general, left service.

September 14, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak

Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasilyevich (04 (16) .11.1874 – 07.02.1920), one of the leaders of the Russian counter-revolution, admiral (1917).

Born in a family of marine artillery officer. He graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps (1894). During the Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05 commanded a destroyer and a battery in Port Arthur. Member of the polar expeditions of 1900-03 and 1908-11 (hydrologist).

In 1906-09 and 1911-14 he served at the Navy General Staff. Participated in the 1 st World War in 1914-18 as Chief of Operations Division of the Baltic Fleet, Commander Mine Division and from July 1916 – Commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

September 11, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Ivan Yevstafyevich von Staden

Ivan von Staden Evstafevich (10/08/1803 – 08/04/1871) – General of Artillery, Commandant of Brest-Litovsk fortress. His father, Lieutenant-General Eustace Evstafevich Staden was an inspector of the rifle and factories, as a general, gave his son in the Corps of Pages. Released from there the 31 th March 1822 with the rank of ensign in the Guards 1 st Artillery Brigade, Sh in 1827 at the beginning of the Persian War, he was already a lieutenant, was assigned to the Caucasus Grenadier Artillery Brigade, with which participated in the blockade of the fortress Erivan. Only ended the Persian War, the outbreak of war with Turkey.

September 7, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography Feyhtnera Golitsin

Feyhtner Vasily (25/11/1815 – 1889) – engineer, Lieutenant-General, from the nobility of the St. Petersburg province, died in Warsaw, education was in the Main (now Nicholas) School of Engineering, entered into December 1, 1830 a conductor in a conductor company. Manufactured in 1832 ensigns, F. continued his studies in both classes of officers (now Engineering Academy), and having finished a full course of studies with excellent success, and with the introduction of his name on a marble plaque in the conference hall of the school, was in 1835 appointed to the chief of engineers of the former Guards Corps, Adjutant General Schilder, and seconded first to the educational engineer battalion, and then successively to the Brest-Litovsk and Warsaw engineering teams. At the end of 1840 F. was appointed adjutant to the chief engineers of the former regular army, General Dan, and in 1849, with the appointment of Dan's Inspector of engineering parts, moved with him to St. Petersburg and in 1850 he was appointed commander of Ivangorod engineering team. In taking this position, MF, after personal inspection by Emperor Nicholas I work to strengthen and military buildings in the fortress Ivangorod, twice awarded the Imperial nominal goodwill (1850 and 1857). In 1859 he was appointed chief of staff of engineers, former 1 st Army, in 1862, with production in the major-general and chief of engineers in the Polish kingdom, but on the transformation thereof (1864), the head of the Warsaw Military District. In 1865 the FA took an active part in building a permanent bridge over the Vistula in Warsaw in 1869 and promoted to lieutenant general. In addition to the direct performance of FM 1865 – 1877 г. was vice-chairman, and from 1877 until the date of death, president of the boards of the Board of the Warsaw-Vienna and Warsaw-Brombergskoy railways. As an engineer, FN was considered a great expert in his field, as a man enjoyed universal love and respect.

September 7, 2010 Posted Under: Astronauts   Read More

Biography of Vasily Lazarev

Lazarev, Vasily Grigorievich (23.02.1928 – 31.12.1990) was born February 23, 1928 in the village Poroshina Kytmanovskogo district of the Altai Territory in a peasant family. School years spent in Sverdlovsk (now – Ekaterinburg). From childhood dream of heaven.

In 1943, after graduating from an eight-year, along with his friend tried to go to school initial training of pilots. But others are not enrolled, Basil does not have a friend and both returned to school. In 1945 he graduated from school and enrolled in the Sverdlovsk medical institute. In his last year received a proposal to specialize in aviation medicine. The offer seemed tempting. And Basil went to the military medical faculty of Saratov Medical Institute.

August 4, 2010 Posted Under: military   Read More

Biography of Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov

Fyodor Ushakov (1744 – 1817), his father – a Russian officer, Preobrazhe'nski.

The beginning of a brilliant military career to become Ushakova gentry Sea Cadet Corps, which he graduated, as one of the best. In 1766, Ushakov awarded the first officer's rank – midshipman. This was followed by a transition from Kronstadt in Arkhangelsk.

V1770 was Ushakov became commander of the floating battery, which is guarded with other ships of the entrance to the Don. Was walking the first Russian-Turkish war. From 1771 to 1775 Ushakov command ship "Modon, participates in the exploration, protection of coasts, the protection of the fortresses of the Black Sea coast from the Turkish troops.

In 1776 he was appointed captain of the frigate "St. Paul" in the Baltic Sea and goes out around Europe to the Mediterranean to protect Russian merchant vessels.

In 1780, Fyodor Ushakov was appointed commander of the imperial yacht Standart, but the court office was Ushakov did not like and he dobvaetsya transfer to a 64-gun battleship "Victor". Within two years, "Victor" under the command Ushakova, along with other vessels fleet admiral Sukhotina engaged in the protection of transport vehicles, ensuring the freedom of commercial navigation.

In 1783, the captain of rank 2 Fyodor Ushakov with a large group of men sent from Kronstadt in Kherson.