Dmitry Nikiforovich Rukhlin (1885-1956) - a hero of World War I, a participant in the White Movement , Colonel of the Drozdov Rifle Regiment.
| Dmitry Nikiforovich Rukhlin | |
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| Date of Birth | February 9 (21), 1885 |
| Date of death | October 19, 1956 (71 years old) |
| A place of death | Paris , France |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Biography
Orthodox. From the philistines of the city of Konstantinograd, Poltava province.
In 1906 he graduated from the Chuguev Infantry Junker School , from where he was released as a second lieutenant to the 127th Putivl Infantry Regiment . Manufactured on assignments October 10, 1910 . He entered the First World War in the ranks of the 127th Putivl Infantry Regiment. Awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| For the fact that from the 7th to the 8th of September 1914 he showed brilliant courage, crossing the scouts crawling along the bridges over the river. Sun at the mountains. Happily, under the strong gunfire of the enemy, after which he launched an offensive and, pushing back the enemyβs outposts, made it possible to transport the battalion with machine guns and firmly fortify on the left bank of the San. |
He was promoted to the staff captains on November 5, 1914, " years of service ", to captains - July 31, 1915 " for differences in matters against the enemy ." On October 12, 1916 he was transferred to the 465th Infantry Urzhum Regiment.
In the Civil War, Colonel Rukhlin participated in the White Movement in southern Russia . He served in the Drozdov units as a part of the All-Union Federal League of Justice and the Russian Army until the evacuation of Crimea . Gallipoli .
In the fall of 1925 - as part of the Drozdovsky regiment in France. He lived in Paris, worked as a taxi driver. For many years he was the head of the Drozdov group in France, was a member of the Gallipoli Society and the Union of Russian Chauffeurs.
He died in 1956 in Paris. He was buried in the Drozdovsky section of the Saint-Genevieve-des-Bois cemetery .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (VP 18.08.1909)
- Order of St. Anne 4th Art. with the inscription "for courage" (VP 28.12.1914)
- Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd art. with swords (VP ββ13.02.1915)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 05.19.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (VP 22.08.1915)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. with swords (VP ββ09.09.1916)
Sources
- The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1044 // Scout . - SPb. , 1910. - S. 433 .
- Russian Abroad in France 1919-2000. L. Mnukhin, M. Avril, V. Losskaya. - Moscow, 2008.
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.
- Historian S.V. Volkov. Database "Participants of the White Movement in Russia" for January 2016. The letter R.
- Tombstone at the cemetery of Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois