Sokovnin, Mikhail Alekseevich

Mikhail Alekseevich Sokovnin
Mikhail Alekseevich Sokovnin
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Mikhail Alekseevich Sokovnin ( October 18, 1863 - 1943 , Moscow ) - Russian and Soviet military leader, lieutenant general (since 1915). From the Sokovnins family. Member of hostilities in China 1900-1901. , Russian-Japanese 1904-1905 and World War I.

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Biography

He graduated from the 1st cadet corps .
September 1, 1882 - Enlisted in the military.
1885 - Graduated from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School , was released as second lieutenant into the equestrian platoon of the 5th reserve artillery brigade.
August 12, 1887 - Lieutenant .
1892 - Graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff (1st category).
May 6, 1892 - Headquarters Captain . He was serving a camp camp at the St. Petersburg Military District .
Appointed to be at the headquarters of the Amur Military District .
February 17, 1893 - Chief officer for errands at the headquarters of the Amur Military District.
April 17, 1894 - Captain .
August 14, 1897 - Acting senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Amur Military District.
January 4, 1897 - Qualified command of the company in the 3rd East Siberian Line Battalion.
November 10, 1897 - Headquarters officer for errands at the headquarters of the Amur Military District.
April 5, 1898 - Lieutenant Colonel .
1900-1901 - Participated in the Chinese campaign.
May 1, 1900 - Battalion commander of the 6th East Siberian Rifle Regiment .
May 3, 1901 - At the disposal of the commander of the forces of the Amur Military District.
April 14, 1902 - Colonel .
1904-1905 - Member of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
March 9, 1904 - At the disposal of the Viceroy in the Far East.
September 6, 1905 - At the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief in the Far East.
February 23, 1907 - Consul in Jilin .
April 13, 1908 - Major General (for distinction).
October 6, 1910 - At the disposal of the chief of the General Staff.
October 17, 1910 - Commander of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Siberian Rifle Division .
May 2, 1913 - Commander of the 1st Brigade of the 27th Infantry Division .

World War I

February 8, 1914 - General for errands under the commander of the troops of the Vilna Military District.
September 6, 1914 - Chief of Staff of the XXVI Army Corps .
January 8, 1915 - Head of the 25th Infantry Division .
September 23, 1915 - Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army (Russian Empire) of the 2nd Army .
September 30, 1915 - Lieutenant General .
October 31, 1916 - Commander of the XXXVIII Army Corps .
April 22, 1917 - Commander of the 1st Army in Estonia .
July 30, 1917 - Commander of the 8th Army of the Romanian Front. During the speech of General L.G. Kornilov, he released the leadership of the army from his hands.
October 17, 1917 - In the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Moscow Military District .

In the Red Army

1918 - Voluntarily joined the Red Army .
Chief of Staff of the People's Commissar for Military Affairs of Ukraine.
Chief Inspector of the Naval Inspectorate at RVSR .
Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
1931 - Taught military affairs at the 1st Moscow University.

He died in Moscow. He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery .

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav III degree (1893)
Order of St. Anne III degree (1896)
Order of St. Stanislav II degree (1899)
Order of St. Anne, II degree (1900)
Order of St. Vladimir IV degree (1902)
Order of St. Vladimir III degree (11.26.1904)
Order of St. Stanislav I degree (12/06/1912)
Order of St. Anne of I degree (1914)
Order of St. Vladimir II degree (1916)
Order of the White Eagle (1917)

Literature

Zalessky K. A. Who was who in the First World War. - M .: AST ; Astrel, 2003 .-- 896 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-17-019670-9 (ACT); ISBN 5-271-06895-1 (Astrel).

Links

Sokovnin, Mikhail Alekseevich (neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
Biography of M. A. Sokovnin on the Chronos website