Alexander Adamovich Wvern ( July 4 [16], 1865 - after 1919) - Major General of the Russian Imperial Army ; participant in the Russo-Japanese and World War I, cavalier of the Order of St. George 4th degree and St. George's arms . After the revolution, he served in the White Army .
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| Date of Birth | July 4 (16), 1865 | ||||||||
| Date of death | is unknown | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire → White movement | ||||||||
| Rank |  major general | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Japanese war World War I | ||||||||
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Biography
Born July 7, 1865. He came from the officer dynasty of Wvern, whose representatives traditionally served in artillery and engineering troops. The son of Major General Adam Adolfovich Vevern (d. August 26, 1883). He was educated in the 2nd Moscow Cadet Corps . In the imperial army since August 31, 1883. He graduated from the 3rd Military Alexander School and on August 7, 1895 he was promoted to second lieutenant with seniority on August 14, 1894 and was appointed to the 113th Infantry Starorus Regiment [1] .
After some time, the service in the infantry was transferred to artillery. He served in the 31st artillery brigade. He was promoted to senior officers from July 25, 1888. July 25, 1895 promoted to headquarters captain [2] and later transferred to the 13th artillery brigade. July 27, 1899 promoted to captain [3] . He graduated from the Officer Artillery School with a rating of "successful" [1] .
He participated in the Russo-Japanese War, during which he was wounded. June 20, 1904 transferred to the 4th East Siberian mountain battery [4] , formed on the basis of the 5th battery of the 13th artillery brigade, in the ranks of which went to the theater of operations. On January 14, 1905, “for differences in cases against the Japanese,” he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with seniority on July 17, 1904 [5] . On February 14 of the same year, he was transferred to the Caucasian Rifle Artillery Division with the appointment of the 3rd Battery [6] .
February 4, 1908 was appointed commander of the 4th battery of the 13th artillery brigade [7] . April 19, 1912 "for distinction in service" was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 2nd division of the 31st artillery brigade [8] .
He participated in the First World War. By order of the commander-in-chief of the armies of the Southwestern Front dated November 24, 1914 No. 291 [9] , the highest approved on March 9, 1915, he was awarded the George Weapon:
| For the fact that during the battles from August 27 to 30, 1914, being at the advanced observation post near the turpentine factory, heavily fired by guns, he controlled the 2nd, 4th and 6th batteries, which contributed to the enemy’s use decisive defeat [10] . |
The highest command of January 2, 1915, announced in an order of January 26 of the same year, was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree:
| For the fact that on December 10, 1914, in a battle near the village of Yadlov, he ran from an observation post to those in a difficult position and fought off the insistent attacks of the enemy with the 5th and 6th batteries of his division, where, despite the shell shock to the head, continued to remain until the very end of the battle, guiding the actions of the named batteries, the result of which was the repulsion of all enemy attacks and the transition to the offensive of parts of our infantry [11] . |
On November 8, 1915, "for differences in matters against the enemy," he received the rank of Major General with seniority on May 6 of that year and left the commander of his division. On January 11, 1916 he was appointed commander of the 50th artillery brigade, but on February 29, 1916 he was appointed commander of the 31st artillery brigade. On June 9, 1917, he was appointed artillery inspector of the 23rd Army Corps [1] .
After the October Revolution of 1917, he joined the White Movement and served in the Volunteer Army . Until November 27, 1918, he was temporarily correcting the position of chief of army spare parts; on November 27, 1918 he was approved as chief of army spare parts. As of January 22, 1919 he was in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Armed forces of the South of Russia [1] [12] .
He was married, in 1914 he had a son and two daughters [13] .
The son, Alexander Wvern, also served in the imperial army, lieutenant in artillery; after the revolution, he served under the command of his father in the management of the chief of spare parts, in 1919 he was promoted to captain; in 1920 he was evacuated from Crimea to about. Proti on the ship "Kizil Ermak"; wife - Elena Valerianovna [12] [14] .
Rewards
Alexander Adamovich Wvern was awarded the following prizes [1] :
- Order of St. George 4th degree (January 26, 1915);
- St. George's Arms (November 24, 1914; approved March 9, 1915);
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (February 18, 1915);
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (March 10, 1907 [15] ); swords for the order (February 28, 1916);
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (June 15, 1902 [16] ); swords and bow to the order (June 21, 1916);
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with swords (December 1, 1916);
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree with swords (1904; approved July 10, 1905 [17] );
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1895 [18] );
- The highest favor (May 14, 1915).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Vevern Alexander Adamovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War". Date of treatment September 14, 2017. Archived on September 14, 2017.
- ↑ The highest order in the military department of July 25, 1895 // Scout magazine No. 251. - 1895. - S. 741 .
- ↑ The highest order for the military department of July 27, 1899 // The Scout magazine No. 459. - 1899. - P. 677 .
- ↑ The highest order for the military department of June 20, 1904 // Collection of the highest orders for April-June 1904. - S. 3 .
- ↑ The highest order for the military department of January 14, 1905 // A collection of the highest orders for January-March 1905. - S. 8 .
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of February 14, 1905 // Collection of highest orders for January-March 1905. - S. 3 .
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of February 4, 1908 // Collection of highest orders for January-March 1908. - S. 2 .
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of April 19, 1912 // Collection of highest orders for April-June 1912. - S. 1 .
- ↑ Order on the armies of the South-Western Front of November 24, 1914 No. 291 // Collection of orders on the armies of the South-Western Front for July-December 1914. - S. 14 . Archived on September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of March 9, 1915 // Collection of highest orders for March 1915. - S. 22 .
- ↑ The highest order for the military department of January 26, 1915 // A collection of the highest orders for January-February 1915. - S. 8 .
- ↑ 1 2 Volkov S.V., Doctor of Historical Sciences Database No. 2: “Participants in the White Movement in Russia” . Site of the historian Sergei Vladimirovich Volkov. Date of appeal September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Wevern Alexander Adamovich // Card on retired card files of the Bureau for Accounting for Losses . Portal "In memory of the heroes of the Great War of 1914-1918." Date of treatment September 14, 2017. Archived on September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Participants of the White movement in Russia . The dead.Rf. Date of treatment September 14, 2017. Archived on September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of March 10, 1907 // Collection of highest orders for January-March 1907. - S. 6 .
- ↑ The highest order for the military department of June 15, 1902 // A collection of the highest orders for January-June 1902. - S. 19 .
- ↑ Highest order for the military department of July 10, 1905 // Collection of highest orders for July-September 1905. - S. 11 .
- ↑ List of senior lieutenant colonels. Done on September 1, 1906. - SPb. : Military printing house (in the building of the General Staff Building), 1906. - S. 1019.
Literature
- Volkov S.V., Doctor of History Generals of the Russian Empire: an encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. - M .: Centerpolygraph, 2009. - T. 1. - S. 239. - ISBN 978-5-227-02054-3 .
Links
- Wvern Alexander Adamovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War". Date of treatment September 14, 2017. Archived on September 14, 2017.
- Volkov S.V., Doctor of History Database No. 2: “Participants in the White Movement in Russia” . Site of the historian Sergei Vladimirovich Volkov. Date of appeal September 14, 2017.
- Alexander Sevenko. The dynasty of gunners and engineers of the Wvern (Unavailable link) . Prose.ru. Date of treatment September 14, 2017. Archived on September 14, 2017.