Alexander Vasilievich Novikov ( February 2, 1864 - after 1931) - Russian military leader, lieutenant general, hero of the First World War .
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| Date of Birth | February 2, 1864 | ||||||||
| Date of death | after 1931 | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||||
| Type of army | Cavalry | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1881-1917 | ||||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | ||||||||
| Commanded | 14th Cavalry Division , 1st Cavalry Corps , 43rd Army Corps | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I Civil War | ||||||||
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Biography
Orthodox. From the nobility of the Kazan province.
He graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Military Gymnasium (1881) and the Mikhailovsky Artillery School in the 1st category (1884), was released as a second lieutenant to the 12th horse-artillery battery. He was later transferred to the guards horse-artillery brigade with the same rank and seniority.
Ranks: lieutenant (1888), staff captain of the guard with renaming as captains of the General Staff (1891), lieutenant colonel (1896), colonel (for distinction, 1900), major general (for distinction, 1907), lieutenant general (for distinction, 1913).
In 1891 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category.
After graduating from the academy, he served as senior adjutant to the headquarters of the 20th Infantry Division (1891-1893), chief officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 17th Army Corps (1893-1896), etc. the headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 13th Army Corps (1896–1899) and the headquarters officer for orders at the headquarters of the Moscow Military District (1899–1902). Censored command of the squadron served in the 3rd Dragoon Sumy Regiment (1894-1895).
In 1902-1905 he was the chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division . He was the head of the Tver Cavalry (1905-1907) and Elisavetgrad cavalry (1907-1910) schools. Then he commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 5th Cavalry Division (1910-1913).
October 8, 1913 appointed head of the 14th Cavalry Division , with which he entered the First World War . He was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree " for differences in matters against the enemy ." October 13, 1914 transferred to the commander of the 1st cavalry corps . From January 31, 1915 he was at the disposal of the Supreme Commander , and on June 25 of the same year he was appointed commander of the 43rd Army Corps . On April 2, 1917 he was dismissed from the position in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Petrograd Military District, and on April 28, he was dismissed from sick service with a uniform and pension.
In 1918, he voluntarily joined the Red Army . In June 1918 he was appointed chief of staff, and then assistant military leader of the Council of the Western Section of the units of the curtain . From November 15, 1918 to March 13, 1919 and from June 9 to 14, 1919 he was the chief of staff of the Western Army . In June-July 1919 he was the commander of the army. Since September 1, 1919 he was an inspector of the cavalry of the Field Headquarters of the RVSR . On November 9, 1920, he was appointed head of the Moscow Topographic School of the Higher Geodetic Administration , and on April 26, 1921, he was appointed inspector of the Voronezh State University.
In 1922 he retired. He talked with the teachers of the Military Academy of the Red Army , participated in the St. George holidays . November 29, 1930 was arrested in the case of "Spring" :
The first to be seized were retired military men A. N. Galitsinsky, A. V. Novikov, and N. S. Belyaev , since there was no need to request authorization for their arrest at the People's Commissariat of Defense. Then a friend of Vladislavsky, E. K. Smyslovsky, and teachers of the Air Force Military Academy, S. G. Lukirsky and F. F. Novitsky, were arrested. In addition, V. G. Sukhov soon fell into jail.
Judging by the interrogation protocols, the majority of those arrested behaved very dignified, in particular, all three retired generals and Lieutenant Colonel V. G. Sukhov. Interrogations lasted for days, and, most likely, the defendants were severely beaten. At least there is reason to believe that General Galitsinsky died precisely from the beatings.
- Tinchenko Y.Yu. Golgotha Russian officers in the USSR.
July 18, 1931 sentenced to 10 years in prison .
The further fate is unknown. He was married, had four children.
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1893);
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1898);
- Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd art. (1905);
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd art. (1911);
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. (1913);
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 09/28/1914);
- Order of St. Anne 1st Art. with swords (1915).
Links
- Novikov, Alexander Vasilievich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Biography on the site "Russian Imperial Army"