Popov, Vasily Grigorievich

Vasily Grigorievich Popov
Vasily Grigorievich Popov
Date of Birth	July 26, 1880
Date of death	May 15, 1922 (41 years old)
Affiliation	Russian empire; Russian republic; White movement
Type of army	cavalry
Years of service	1914 - 1920
Rank	corral ( 1899 ) ; Podesaul ( 1904 ) ; Yesaul ( 1908 ) ; army foreman ( 1915 ) ; Colonel ( 1916 ) ; major general ( 1919 )
Part	14th Orenburg Cossack Regiment , 18 OKP
Commanded	Tashkent Front (from 08.21.1918).
Battles / wars	Russian-Japanese war; World War I : Brusilovsky breakthrough; Civil war in Russia : Offensive of Kolchak's army;

Vasily Grigorievich Popov (born July 26, 1880 ) is the son of an official of Art. Loose, 1st VO OKV. He graduated from the Orenburg Neplyuyev cadet corps (1897, studied with A. I. Dutov), Nikolaev Cavalry School , 1 p. (1899). In service since 08/31/1897., Major General , participant in the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War , and commander of the White Movement on the territory of the Orenburg Cossack Army . Member of the rebel movement in the South. Volga region (1921, Samara and Saratov provinces.), Commanded a detachment, tried to connect with the forces of A. S. Antonov , captured the city of Khvalynsky (03.17.1921). He died in battles with parts of the Red Army.

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Biography

He was sent to the Turkestan sapper battalion to study the sapper business (06.16-18.08.1900). On privilege from 09/19/1902. From the exemption, he was sent to the Transbaikal Cossack Army to be sent to the Far East (01/28/1904). Member of the Russo-Japanese War as part of the 2nd Verkhneudinsky Cossack Regiment.

Participation in World War I

He was awarded the St. George weapons “For courage” (PVPiVGK 09/22/1919). ex. in the battle 05/16/1919:

knocked the superior opponent out of the Hut. Startsev and Grebeni kept his position, personally, neglecting danger, continued the choked offensive - а For the fact that in the battle on May 16, 1919, he was the head of the combat area and received a report that hundreds of two Cossack regiments were superior forces of the enemy and his strong gun, machine gun and stopped with artillery fire and are ready to retreat and abandon the Starcev farm just occupied by them, immediately arrived at the battlefield, took command of the quivering units and neglecting the obvious danger to life under the continuing still with the same strong fire, he prompted these units to move forward forward and successfully maneuvering, forced the enemy to leave a strongly fortified position at the Grebeni farm, took this farm and held it behind, which contributed to the overall operation of the Orenburg sector and ensured its right flank

Civil War

He commanded the Tashkent front .

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav III degree ( 1904 ).
Order of St. Stanislav II degree with swords ( 1905 ).
Order of St. Anne IV Art. with the inscription "For courage" for the REV ( 1904 ).
Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow ( 1904 ).
Order of St. Anne , 2nd Art. with swords for 1MB ( 1915 ).
Order of St. Vladimir IV degree with swords and bows, ( 1916 ).
Order of St. Vladimir III degree with swords and bows, ( 1917 ).
Golden St. George’s weapon “For courage” ( 1919 ).

Links

Ganin A.V., Semenov V.G. Officer corps of the Orenburg Cossack army. 1891-1945: Biographical reference book. M., 2007.