Alexander Alekseevich Gerngross ( 1851 - 1925 ) - Russian general, participant in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, the Chinese campaign of 1900-1901, the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. and World War I.
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||||||
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| Years of service | 1868-1917 | |||||||||||
| Rank | general from infantry | |||||||||||
| Commanded | 1st Siberian Army Corps 24th Army Corps 26th Army Corps | |||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) , Chinese campaign (1900-1901) , Russian-Japanese war , World War I | |||||||||||
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Biography
Orthodox. From the nobles .
Educated in the Smolensk gymnasium. He entered the military service on September 13, 1868. He graduated from the Riga Infantry Junker School. Issued by ensign ( 1871 ) in the 63rd Uglich Infantry Regiment. Second Lieutenant ( 1873 ). Lieutenant ( 1875 ).
Member of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–78 . Headquarters Captain ( 1877 for military distinctions).
Captain ( 1879 ). Lieutenant Colonel ( 1887 ). Chairman of the Commission for Verification of the Property of the Trans-Caspian Railway (April 13 - June 1, 1891). Commander of the Geok-Tepa Reserve Battalion (January 11, 1893 - July 18, 1894). Colonel ( 1894 ; for distinction). Commander of the 4th Trans-Caspian Rifle Battalion (July 18, 1894 - August 14, 1897).
He was at the disposal of the Minister of Finance for the rank of chief of the border guard (August 23, 1897 - January 31, 1898). Chief Chief of the Security Guard of the CER (August 14, 1897 - May 11, 1901). In 1900 he was appointed head of the Harbin garrison. A participant in the suppression of the Ihetuan Uprising of 1900-01 ; for the defense of Harbin was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th art. (VP December 22, 1900). Major General (1900; for military distinctions).
Assistant to the chief of the Zaamursky district of a separate corps of the border guard (May 11, 1901 - January 6, 1902). He was at the disposal of the Chief of the General Staff (January 6 - December 16, 1902).
Head of the 1st East Siberian Rifle Brigade (from December 16, 1902), deployed after the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War (February 22, 1904) into the division. Lieutenant General (1904; for military distinctions). Member of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
In the battle of Wafangou on the 1st division of Gerngross, the Japanese concentrated the main fire of their artillery. Division troops suffered heavy losses. Having not received the promised reinforcements, Herngross on June 2 (15), 1904, independently launched an offensive with two regiments. Gerngross himself was wounded, but remained in service. For successful actions in the campaign he was awarded the Golden Arms.
During the battle of Sandep, a detachment under the command of Gerngross consisting of the 2nd, 3rd, 35th and 36th Infantry Regiments in the night attack (on January 14 (27), 1905 ) defeated parts of the 3rd Japanese Infantry Division and by 3:00 Sumapu. Herngross then began to deploy his reserve in order to encircle and subsequently destroy the enemy in the Sandepu area. However, the Russian troops were inactive in the Sandepu-Erthouse area, which allowed the Japanese to concentrate the troops to deliver a strong blow to the 1st Siberian Corps , as a result of which the Herngross detachment left Sumapa with heavy losses. For this he was removed from command of the Stackelberg corps.
During the battle of Mukden , on February 23, 1905, against the general background of a situation close to critical, the detachments of generals Tserpitsky and Gerngross launched a counterattack on the 3rd Japanese army near Tzenitun (Thetenun) and temporarily stopped the advance of the enemy.
Commander of the 1st Siberian Army Corps (May 23, 1905 - June 7, 1910).
Commander of the 24th Army Corps (June 7, 1910 - January 20, 1913).
General from Infantry (1910; for distinction).
Since November 20, 1913 - Member of the Military Council.
Since August 15, 1914 - commander of the 26th Army Corps . Since December 28, 1916 he again became a member of the Military Council.
After the revolution of 1917 he remained in Russia.
He died in Leningrad from heart failure.
Rewards
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. with swords and bow (1877);
- Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. with swords (1878);
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (1879);
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. with swords (1879);
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 22.12.1900);
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. with swords (1901);
- Order of St. Anne 1st Art. with swords (1905);
- Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd art. with swords (1905);
- Golden weapon “For courage” (VP 22.01.1906);
- Order of the White Eagle with swords (1906);
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1912);
- Diamond signs of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with swords (VP 04.06.1915).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 1090897006 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Links
- Herngross, Alexander Alekseevich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".