Konstantin Grigoryevich Kromiadi (Sanin) (January 21, 1893 , the village of Divik, Kara Region , Russian Empire - April 25, 1990 , Munich , Germany ) - military commander, participant in the Civil War , full St. George Knight, one of the founders of the Russian National People's Army (RNNA) .
| Konstantin G. Kromiadi | |||||
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 Colonel Cromiadi (center) | |||||
| Date of Birth | January 21, 1893 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Kars , Russian Empire or Corfu Island, Kingdom of Greece | ||||
| Date of death | April 25, 1990 (97 years old) | ||||
| A place of death | Munich | ||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire Germany ROA Germany | ||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||
| Years of service | Russian Empire 1914 - 1917 White movement 1918 - 1920 Germany 1941 - 1945 | ||||
| Rank |  lieutenant lieutenant of the Russian imperial army  Colonel of the Russian Liberation Army | ||||
| Battles / wars | World War I Civil war in Russia The Second World War | ||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Works
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
By nationality Greek .
Volunteer participated in the First World War on the Caucasian Front and in Persia , rose to the rank of lieutenant .
In the spring of 1917, as a battalion commander, he took part in the campaign of Colonel L. F. Bicherahov (an attempt through Persia to establish contact with the British troops in Mesopotamia ) [1] .
Member of the Civil War on the side of the White movement . Colonel St. George Knight [1] .
He emigrated to Germany , where for 16 years he worked as a taxi driver in Berlin [1] .
September 1, 1941 was invited to work in the Imperial Ministry of the occupied eastern territories . He headed the commission for the distribution of prisoners of war by specialty. For harsh criticism of the conditions of detention of Russian prisoners of war he was suspended from work on the commission. At the end of March 1942 he came to Smolensk and took part in the formation of the Russian National People's Army (RNNA) . He is the commandant of the Central Headquarters. On August 29, 1942, he was recalled to Berlin.
In the spring of 1943 he was sent to Pskov to form the 1st Guards Battalion (brigade) of the ROA . Appointed to the post of chief of staff. At the end of August 1943, he was again recalled to Berlin. Since September 2, 1943 - an employee of the headquarters of General A. A. Vlasov . He held the post of commandant of the headquarters, later - the head of the personal office of General Vlasov.
After the surrender of Germany, he avoided extradition and took an active part in saving the ROA ranks from extradition to the USSR . He lived in Munich , worked as the head of the personnel department of Radio Liberty . Since 1963 he was a member of the Church of the Holy Prince-Vladimir Brotherhood .
Died April 25, 1990 in Munich.
Works
- "For the earth, for the will." San Francisco: The Globe, 1980.
Notes
- β 1 2 3 Sergey Gennadevich Chuev. Special Services of the Third Reich. Book 2 . - OLMA Media Group, 2003 .-- 445 p. - ISBN 9785765428313 .