Baron Augustine Klementyevich de Bode (1871-1915) - Russian officer, military agent in the USA, hero of the First World War .
| Augustine Klementievich de Bode | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | January 24, 1871 | ||||||
| Date of death | February 22, 1915 (44 years old) | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | General base | ||||||
| Years of service | 1889-1915 | ||||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | ||||||
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Biography
Orthodox. From the baronial Bode clan.
He graduated from the 2nd Moscow Cadet Corps (1889) and the Nikolaev Engineering School (1892), from where he was released as second lieutenant to the 1st sapper battalion. Later he served in the 1st railway and 19th combat engineer battalions.
Ranks: lieutenant (1894), staff captain (1898), captain (1900), lieutenant colonel (1904), colonel (1908).
In 1898 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category. In 1900 he was transferred to the General Staff . He was a senior adjutant to the headquarters of the 1st Guards Infantry Division (1900-1902), assistant to the senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Guards and St. Petersburg Military District (1902-1904) and, finally, headquarters officer for assignments at the same headquarters (1904-1908). January 11, 1908 was appointed a military agent in the United States.
On August 9, 1912 he was appointed chief of staff of the 4th Rifle Brigade, with which he entered the First World War . He was awarded the St. George arms
| Because, being the chief of staff of the 4th Rifle Brigade, in a five-day battle on August 26-30. 1914 on Shherek and Vereshchitsa, being daily under strong enemy fire, showed rare calm, calmness and, correctly assessing the situation, his activity contributed to the success of the battle. |
November 2, 1914 he was appointed commander of the 16th Infantry Regiment . In February 1915 he was wounded in a battle near the village of Tvorilne, and died of his wounds on February 22.
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1900);
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1903);
- Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd art. (1905);
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. (December 6, 1911);
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (VP 05.12.1914);
- St. George's weapons (VP 24.02.1915).
Links
- Bode, Augustine Klementievich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".