Pyotr Ivanovich Postovsky ( 1857 - after 1940) - lieutenant general of the Russian imperial army , participant in the East Prussian operation of 1914 .
| Pyotr Ivanovich Postovsky | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Crazy Mullah" |
| Date of Birth | September 22, 1857 |
| Date of death | after 1940 |
| A place of death | Nice |
| Affiliation | Russian empire |
| Type of army | infantry |
| Years of service | 1875 - 1919 |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Commanded | 14th Olonets Infantry Regiment 1st Caucasian Rifle Brigade 76th Infantry Division |
| Awards and prizes |    |
| Communications | brother of lieutenant general A.I. Postovsky |
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Biography
Born September 22, 1857 . The son of a general from artillery I.K. Postovsky (1828-1906), brother of Lieutenant General A.I. Postovsky .
He entered the service on April 28, 1875, at the end of the gymnasium. In 1878 he graduated from the 1st Military Pavlovsk School , and was promoted to ensign by the 34th Artillery Brigade. Then he served in the 3rd Guards and Grenadier Artillery Brigade. Second Lieutenant (1879), Lieutenant (1880). In 1886 he graduated from the Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category. Headquarters Captain (1886).
He served in the Warsaw Military District . Senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 8th Infantry Division (11/25/1886 - 05/26/1890). The censored command of the company was serving in the Life Guards Volyn Regiment (10/08/1887 - 10/08/1888). Captain (1888). Chief Officer for errands at the headquarters of the 15th Army Corps (05.26.1890-23.11.1892). Headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 14th Army Corps (11/23/1892 - 04/05/1900). Lieutenant Colonel (1893). Colonel (1897, for distinction). Chief of Staff of the 16th Infantry Division (04/05/1900 - 10/16/1903). The censored command of the battalion was serving in the 61st Vladimir Infantry Regiment (May 14-14, 1900).
Commander of the 14th Infantry Olonets Regiment (10.16.1903 - 08.06.1906). Major General (1906, for distinction). General for special assignments under the commander of the Warsaw Military District (08/06/1906 - 12/03/1908). Quartermaster General of the Headquarters of the Warsaw Military District (12/03/1908 - 04/09/1913). Head of the 1st Caucasian Rifle Brigade (from 09/09/1913). After the mobilization began, he was appointed chief of staff of the 2nd Army (07/07/07/10/1914).
| The chief of staff of the army, General P.I. Postovsky, was appointed to his post from the post of chief of the 1st Caucasian Rifle Brigade, commanded by a little over a year. Prior to that, he held the post of Quartermaster General of the Warsaw Military District for several years. Thus, he was familiar with the theater of operations [1] . |
Member of the East Prussian operation of 1914 . After the suicide of General A.V. Samsonov, he took over the provisional command of the 2nd Army.
| On the basis of Article 431 of the Regulation on Field Management in Wartime, Gen. Major Postovsky took over the provisional command of the 2nd Army in the name of the deceased gene. Samsonova. Considering him to be a completely sick and nervous-frustrated person and fearing, as a result, to leave the disposition of the army in the hands of the gene. Postovsky at least for several days, I admitted to the provisional command of the 2nd Army commander of the 2nd Army. the corps of the general from the cavalry of Scheidemann [2] . |
He left the encirclement with a group of army headquarters. In 1915, a German military field court convicted Postovsky in absentia of war crimes against the civilian population of East Prussia. Commander of the 76th Infantry Division (10/08/11/11/1914). Commander of the 65th Infantry Division (11/11/1914 - 05/05/1915). Lieutenant General (03/23/1915). Since 07.1915 due to illness, he was sent to the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Kiev military district . From 12/22/1915 was at the disposal of the chief of the general staff. On 11/11/1916, the manager of the affairs of the Main Committee under the Main Directorate of the General Staff for granting deferrals to those liable for military service in the current war. Since 1919 in exile. In France, he was a member of the Society of Officers of the General Staff, in 1936-1940 he lived in Nice .
Due to the fact that he was a Muslim, which was then unusual for a Russian person, he was nicknamed the "Mad Mullah" in the army.
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1883)
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd Art. (1887)
- Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd Art. (1891)
- Order of St. Anne , 2nd Art. (1895)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. (1900)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd Art. (1904)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. (1909)
- Order of St. Anne 1st Art. (1913)
- swords for the Order of St. Anne 1st Art. (1915)
Notes
- ↑ Zhebrovsky S.S. The highest command of the army gene. Samsonov in August 1914
- ↑ Report of the general from the cavalry of Zilinsky
Links
- Postovsky, Peter Ivanovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".