Davydov, Lev Georgievich

born 3 ( 15 ) September 1875 . He graduated from the Nikolaev Cadet Corps (1895) and the Konstantinovsky Artillery School (1897), from where he was released as a second lieutenant to the 37th artillery brigade . Produced as a lieutenant on August 28, 1900, in the captains - on August 29, 1904.

In 1906 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff on the 1st category and on May 3 of the same year he was promoted to captain “ for excellent achievements in the sciences ” In the years 1906-1908, he was serving the commanded command of a company in the Life Guards Moscow Regiment . It consisted of a senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 6th Cavalry Division (1908–10) and the 13th Cavalry Division (1910–1913). From October 18, 1913 he was seconded to the Elisavetgrad Cavalry School for the teaching of military sciences. Produced in lieutenant colonels on December 6, 1913.

With the beginning of the First World War , October 19, 1914, was appointed and. D. Chief of the Department of the Directorate General Quartermaster General Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the armies of the South-Western Front . June 15, 1915 promoted to colonel with the approval of his position. October 27, 1915 appointed and. D. August Head of Staff Zaamurskoy horse division, and August 10, 1916 - the commander of the 90th infantry regiment Onega . On April 22, 1917 - in the same position, on June 13 - Chief of Staff of the 37th Infantry Division. On October 11, 1917, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 18th Army Corps . Was promoted to major generals .

In the Civil War participated in the White movement. In 1918 he served in the hetman army, was chief of staff of the commander of the Kiev garrison. In October — December 1918, he was the Chief of Staff of the Kiev officer corps of General Kirpichev . In 1919 - in the Russian Western Army , was a general for orders. He died in emigration after 1922. Was married.

• Order of St. Stanislav 3rd century. (VP 11.05.1914)
• Order of St. Anne 3rd century. " For the excellent and diligent service and work suffered during the hostilities " (VP 05/12/1915)
• Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree " For excellent, diligent service and work incurred during hostilities " (VP 3.03.1916)
• Order of St. Anne 2nd century. with swords (PAF 11.04.1917)
• Order of St. Vladimir 3rd century. with swords (PAF 04.22.1917)
• Order of St. Vladimir 4th century with swords and bow (PAF 13.06.1917)
• seniority in the rank of colonel from August 6, 1912 (PAF 09/09/1917)

• Russian Invalid, No. 138. Official Division. - June 15, 1917 - p. 2.
• Army and Navy of Free Russia , No. 175. Official Division. - July 29, 1917 - p. 2.
• Army and Navy of Free Russia, No. 220. Official Section. - September 26, 1917 - p. 2.
• Volkov S.V. The Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume 1. A — K. - M., 2009.
• Davydov, Lev Georgievich (Neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War."