Evgeny Vasilyevich Perret (1876-1940) - Russian general, hero of the First World War.
| Evgeny Vasilyevich Perret | |
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| Date of Birth | July 17, 1876 |
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| Date of death | July 19, 1940 ( 64) |
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | artillery |
| Rank | major general |
| Commanded | 4th Finland Artillery Brigade |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1911), Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. (1913), Order of St. George , 4th art. (1916) |
Biography
Born July 17, 1876 in Poltava . He was educated in the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps , after which he was enrolled in the Mikhailovsky Artillery School on August 31, 1893. It was released on August 12, 1894 as a second lieutenant in the 1st Grenadier Artillery Brigade. In 1898, Perret was enrolled in the 1st Life Guards Artillery Brigade and then went on a science course at the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy (graduated in the 1st category), on August 12, 1900 he was promoted to be a surety for his achievements in science.
May 28, 1902 promoted to captains of captains , May 28, 1906 captains and December 6, 1910 received the rank of colonel with the appointment of commander of the 2nd battery of the Life Guards of the 1st artillery brigade. From October 22, 1911, he commanded the 2nd battery of the Life Guards of the 2nd Artillery Brigade. At the head of this battery, Perret met the outbreak of World War I.
On March 25, 1916, Perret was appointed commander of the 2nd division of the Life Guards of the Shooting Artillery Brigade, and then, with production as a major general, he received the 4th Finland Artillery Brigade. By Order of the 11th Army No. 676 of September 25, 1917, Perret "for distinction against the enemy" was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.
After the October Revolution, Perret went to Poltava , and in May 1918 he ended up on the Don , where General Krasnov was appointed artillery inspector in the command of the Military Department of the Donskoy Army . In 1919, he was still in this position and was under General Bogaevsky . In early 1920, he was evacuated from Novorossiysk to Constantinople . On July 3, 1920, he was dismissed from his post with production as lieutenant general .
He lived in exile in the Kingdom of the Union of Artists , from June 7, 1921 he was a class inspector of the 2nd Don Cadet Corps. In 1922, General Bogaevsky appointed Perret the director of the Don Cadet Corps; Perret held this position until the closure of the corps in 1933.
He died on July 19, 1940 in Belgrade , was buried in the New Cemetery.
Among other awards, Perret had the Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1911) and St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1913).
General A.P. Bogaevsky was married to his sister.
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