Vasily Zakharovich Balk (1840-1882) - major general of the Russian Imperial Army , a participant in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878.
| Vasily Zakharovich Balk | |
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| Date of Birth | January 23, 1840 |
| Date of death | May 28, 1882 (42 years old) |
| Place of death | Rzhev |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | cavalry |
| Rank | major general |
| Commanded | 1st Uhlan St. Petersburg Regiment , 1st Brigade of the 12th Cavalry Division |
| Battles / wars | Polish campaign (1863-1864) , Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1864), Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1867), Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. (1870), Order of St. Anne , 2nd art. (1877), Order of St. Vladimir , 4th art. (1878), Golden weapon “For courage” (1878), Order of St. Vladimir , 3rd art. (1879) |
Biography
Vasily Balk was born on January 23, 1840, the son of Admiral Zakhar Zakharovich Balk , the manager of the Maritime Ministry, came from the nobility of the Vladimir province .
He was educated in the Page Corps , from which, on June 1, 1857, Her Majesty's Ulan Regiment (enrolled in the regiment on July 6) was assigned a cornet in the Life Guards , and on July 12, 1859, was promoted to lieutenant . On December 22, 1859, Balk was admitted to the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff , however, on November 5, 1860, for an unspecified reason, he was expelled from the academy and returned to the regiment. August 30, 1861 was promoted to headquarters captain .
In 1863, Vasily Zakharovich Balk participated in pacifying the uprising in the Vilna Military District . January 19, 1864 was promoted to captain.
August 30, 1869 promoted to colonel . On May 15, 1874 he commanded the 1st Lancers of the St. Petersburg Regiment , at the head of which he took part in the campaign of 1877-1878 against the Turks , was awarded two orders for military distinctions and a gold saber with the inscription "For Courage" .
On April 25, 1881, Balk was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the 1st Brigade of the 12th Cavalry Division .
Vasily Zakharovich Balk died on May 28, 1882 in the city of Rzhev from the effects of a blow inflicted by a horse [1] .
Rewards
Among other awards, Balk had the following orders:
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (January 13, 1864)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1867)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1870, imperial crown granted to this order in 1873)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1877)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree with swords and bow (1878)
- Golden saber with the inscription "For courage" (October 24, 1878)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (1879)
Notes
- ↑ Balk, Vasily Zakharyevich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
Sources
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- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume I. A — B. - M., 2009. - S. 101. - ISBN 978-5-9524-4166-8
- Ismailov E.E. Golden weapon with the inscription "For courage." Lists of gentlemen 1788-1913. - M., 2007. - S. 317, 510. - ISBN 978-5-903473-05-2
- List to the generals by seniority . Fixed on June 1st. - SPb., 1882 .-- S. 944.
- Freiman O.R. Page in 183 (1711-1894). Biographies of former pages with portraits. - Friedrichshamn, 1894. - S. 511-512