Andrei Ivanovich Ginze (Andreas Peter Heinrich Ginze; March 21, 1827 - January 30, 1898, near Vyborg ) - Russian statesman and military leader, first chief of Sakhalin .
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | Vladimir Iosifovich Kononovich | ||||||
| Birth | March 21 ( April 2 ) 1827 Pikki Kiriola | ||||||
| Death | January 30 ( February 11 ) 1898 (70 years old) Vyborg | ||||||
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| Years of service | 1844-1888 | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Rank | major general | ||||||
| Commanded | Nizovsky 23rd Infantry Regiment East Siberian Rifle Brigade | ||||||
| Battles | Hungarian trek | ||||||
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Biography
Lutheran. From the nobles of the Grand Duchy of Finland . Born in the estate of Picchi Kiriola near Lily of the valley on the Karelian Isthmus .
In 1844 he entered the 2nd Finland Line Battalion. On January 29, 1849 he was promoted to ensign, transferred to the 6th Libava Infantry Regiment , with which he participated in the Hungarian campaign of 1849, and during the Crimean War he guarded the coast of Livonia and Courland.
In 1857 he was transferred to the 1st Infantry Battalion, from 1864 the commander of the 13th Infantry Battalion, in 1876-1882 the commander of the 23rd Nizov Infantry Regiment . In 1882 he was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the East Siberian Rifle Brigade .
July 14, 1884 appointed chief of Sakhalin Island; in this position he led the Sakhalin penal servitude and exile . He carried out large construction and road works, improving internal communications.
By order No. 95 of March 15, 1885, he allowed employees to exploit exiles as servants; this order, criticized fairly by A.P. Chekhov and other observers, was formally canceled by Ginze's successor V.I. Kononovich .
Chekhov, who visited the island two years after the resignation of Ginze, mentions him several times in his book , evaluating the activities of the former boss invariably negatively. Ginze had a reputation for being a stern leader; once, for the murder of Ain , 11 convicts involved in the crime were hanged at once on his order [1] .
In honor of the chief, the village of Andrei-Ivanovskoe (now White ) was named.
On October 17, 1888, retired.
Family
Wife: Johanna Maria Theresa Erhardt
Children:
- Alexander (1858—), captain
- Eleanor (1870—)
- Wilhelmina (1871—)
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art.
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd Art.
- Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd Art.
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd Art. (1874)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd Art. (1882)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. (1884)
- medal "In memory of the war of 1853-1856"
Notes
- ↑ Dudarets, p. 219
Literature
- Dudarets G.I. Dedication to General A.I. Ginze // Bulletin of the Sakhalin Museum. No. 17. - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 2010, p. 216-220
- List to the generals by seniority. Corrected on January 1, 1887 - St. Petersburg: Military Printing House, 1887