Ivan Pavlovich Smirnov ( March 25, 1872 - after 1917) - Russian officer, hero of the First World War .
| Ivan Pavlovich Smirnov | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 25, 1872 | ||||||
| Date of death | after 1917 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||||||
| Years of service | 1890-1917 | ||||||
| Rank | the colonel | ||||||
| Commanded | Caspian 148th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | Russian-Japanese War , World War I | ||||||
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Biography
Orthodox. Son of St. Petersburg merchant 2 nd guild of Old Believers.
He graduated from the Vladimir 4-grade school in St. Petersburg . In 1890 he enrolled as a volunteer in the 198th infantry Alexander Nevsky Regiment . He graduated from the Vladimir infantry cadet school (1893), from where he was released as a second lieutenant in the Alexander Nevsky reserve battalion.
Officers: lieutenant (1899), staff captain (1903), captain (for military distinctions, 1905), lieutenant colonel (?), Colonel (1915).
In 1904 he transferred to the 148th Infantry Caspian Regiment , in whose ranks he participated in the Russian-Japanese war . For military distinctions was awarded the Order of St. Anne 4th century. with the inscription "For Bravery" and St. Stanislav 3rd v. with swords and bow.
In World War I entered the Caspian Infantry Regiment. He was awarded the Order of St. George the 4th degree
| For the fact that in battle Oct 21. 1914 when taking the mountains. Sandomir , an example of personal courage, courage and self-denial, inspired the company of the battalion entrusted to him, and thus contributed to taking a strongly fortified enemy position, while showing initiative and skillful management of the battle. |
and the St. George weapons
| For the fact that in the battle on May 5, 1915, when the enemy, after a brutal bombardment, pressed our units that occupied the village. Bania and Lisowice and the units retreated in frustration, brought the retreating units in order under heavy enemy fire, arranged them in their chosen position and subsequently repulsed a number of enemy attacks from these positions. The detention of the retreating on the line of the village of Zaderevich enabled the neighboring units to stop and strengthen themselves on this line. |
In 1917 he was appointed commander of the 148th Caspian Infantry Regiment. September 30, 1917 he was dismissed for illness in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Petrograd Military District .
The fate is unknown.
Awards
- Order of St. Anne 4th century (1906);
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd century. with swords and bow (1906);
- Order of St. Anne 3rd century. (1907);
- Order of St. George 4th century (VP 01.06.1915);
- Georgievskiye weapon (VP 21.11.1915).
Foreign:
- French Military Medal .
Links
- Smirnov, Ivan Pavlovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War."
- Biography on the site "Honor have"