Asheberg, Nikolai Pavlovich

Nikolai Pavlovich von Asheberg
Nikolai Pavlovich von Asheberg
Date of Birth	May 28, 1846
Place of Birth	Olviopol , Kherson Province , Russian Empire
Date of death	is unknown
Place of death	is unknown
Affiliation	Russian empire
Type of army	Infantry
Rank	General from Infantry
Commanded	Petrovsky 88th Infantry Regiment , L.-G. 2nd Rifle Battalion , St. Petersburg Local Brigade, 18th Army Corps
Battles / wars	Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) , World War I

Baron Nikolai Pavlovich von Asheberg (1846 -?) - Russian military leader, infantry general , hero of the Russo-Turkish war , member of the Military Council of the Russian Empire .

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Biography

Born in the city of Olviopol , in the baronial family von Asheberg , May 28, 1865 .

In 1863 , after graduating from the Alexander Cadet Corps , he entered the 2nd Konstantinovsky Military School , graduating from which in 1863 he was released as second lieutenant in the Pernovsky 3rd Grenadier Regiment .

In 1866 he was promoted to lieutenant for distinction. In 1868 he was transferred to the Jaeger Life Guards Regiment , renamed the Second Lieutenant Guard .

In 1869 he was promoted to lieutenant, in 1873 to the staff captains , from 1877 to the captains , he commanded a company in the L. Guard of the Jaeger Regiment .

From 1877 to 1878 he participated in the Russian-Turkish war . In 1877 he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords and St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and a bow for courage.

January 2, 1879 for bravery Highest order Asheberg was awarded the Golden Saber with the inscription "For Bravery"

Since 1881 , he was appointed senior adjutant to the Headquarters of the Guard Troops and the St. Petersburg Military District , in the same year he was promoted to colonel for distinction.

Since 1892 he was appointed commander of the 88th Petrovsky Infantry Regiment .

In 1895 he was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the L. Guard of the 2nd Infantry Battalion .

Since 1900 he was appointed commander of the St. Petersburg local brigade. In 1903 , for the distinction, he was promoted to lieutenant general .

Since 1906 he was appointed commander of the 18th Army Corps

Since 1908 , he was promoted to general from infantry and appointed assistant commander of the General Staff of the Guards and the St. Petersburg Military District .

From 1912 to 1917 he was a member of the Military Council . In 1914 , for about two months, he served as commander of the Petrograd Military District.

In 1913 he was awarded the Order of the White Eagle , and in 1915 the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1870);
Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1873);
Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1876);
Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (1878)
Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (1878);
Golden saber with the inscription "For courage" (1879);
Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1884);
Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1898);
Order of St. Anne of the 1st degree (1906);
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd degree (1911);
Order of the White Eagle (1913);
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1915).

Foreign:

Romanian Iron Cross (1878);
Grand Officer Cross of the Romanian Star Order (1896);
Austrian Order of Franz Joseph 1st Art. (1897);
Commander's Cross of the French Order of the Legion of Honor (1897).

Family Relationship

His brothers:

Fedor - graduated from the rank of colonel , was married to the daughter of General Aristov - Maria.
Michael is a real state adviser .

Sources

Ismailov E.E.O. Golden weapon with the inscription "For courage." Lists of gentlemen. 1788-1913. - M.: Old Basmannaya, 2007
Asheberg, Nikolai Pavlovich (neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
Russian Imperial Army
List to senior generals, September 1, 1896
List to senior generals, July 1, 1908
General list of officers for 1909
List to senior generals, July 10, 1916
Barons von Ascheberg