Vasily Markelovich Antonov ( 1895 , Orenburg province - after 1919 ) - the centurion commander of the 2nd hundred of the Orenburg 2nd Cossack Regiment , distinguished himself in battle near the Irgiz River (1918).
| Vasily Markelovich Antonov | |
|---|---|
 V. M. Antonov | |
| Date of Birth | 1895 |
| Place of Birth | Rassipnaya village, Orenburg county , Orenburg province |
| Date of death | after 1919 |
| A place of death | is unknown |
| Affiliation |  Russian EmpireWhite movement |
| Type of army | Orenburg Cossack army |
| Rank | centurion |
| Commanded | 2nd Hundred 2nd Cossack Regiment , 3rd Hundred 19th Cossack Regiment , division commander |
| Battles / wars | Civil War |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 family
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Biography
Born in 1895 in the village of Rassipnaya of the First Military Department of the Orenburg Cossack Army in a family of Cossacks. He studied at the Nikolaev Cavalry School until November 1917, after which he dropped out due to the liquidation of the school itself [1] .
He had the rank of belt-junker , and from September 1918 - the ensign . For the military distinction became a cornet [2] , and then the centurion (also for military distinction) [1] [3] .
During World War I, he was a volunteer in the Orenburg 14th Cossack Regiment . Since March 1918, he fought with the Bolsheviks as part of the partisan detachment of the captain (later colonel) AM Bulgakov [1] .
June 22, 1918 became a junior officer of the 2nd Hundredth of the Orenburg 2nd Cossack Regiment , and on July 28th he took command of this hundred, located on the Nikolaev Front. He was introduced to the rank of coronet [1] .
In September, he was in the Orenburg 19th Cossack Regiment , where from October 25 he became commander of the 3rd hundred. He distinguished himself on August 20 in a battle near the Irgiz River: having found a retreating enemy, he launched an attack on horseback and turned the Reds into a stampede [1] .
He became the commander of the division, remaining in the 19th regiment and in 1919 [1] .
Family
There was a single (in 1918) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ganin, 2007 , p. 94.
- ↑ Decree of the OKW 277, 1918 .
- ↑ Order of the chieftain 22, 1919 .
Literature
- Ganin A.V. , Semenov V.G. Antonov Vasily Markelovich // Officer corps of the Orenburg Cossack army. 1891-1945: Biographical Directory. - M .: Russian way; Library Fund “Russian Abroad”, 2007. - P. 94. - 676 p. - ISBN 978-5-85887-259-7 .
- Decree of the Military Government of the Orenburg Cossack Army. - 1918. - September 17 ( No. 277 ).
- Order of the Marching Ataman of all Cossack troops and the inspector general of the cavalry of the Russian Army. - 1919. - August 31 ( No. 22 ).
- RGVA [Russian State Military Archive], Fund 39606, Inventory 1, Case 38; Fund 40327, Inventory 1, Case 56 [award list].