Evgeny Andreevich Salkov (1879-1942) - hero of the Russian-Japanese war, major general, commander of the 140th Zaraisk Infantry Regiment .
| Evgeny Andreevich Salkov | ||||
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| Date of Birth | February 22 ( March 6 ) 1879 | |||
| Place of Birth | Glukhov Chernihiv province | |||
| Date of death | 1942 | |||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||
| Rank | major general | |||
| Battles / wars | World War I | |||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Sources
Biography
Orthodox. From the nobles of the Chernihiv province.
He graduated from the Alexander Cadet Corps (1896) and the 1st Military Pavlovsk School in 1st Class (1898), from where he was released as second lieutenant to the 12th Grenadier Astrakhan Regiment. Later transferred to the Life Guards Pavlovsky Regiment . Manufactured on assignments on December 6, 1902.
With the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War , on April 15, 1904 he was transferred to the 35th East Siberian Rifle Regiment with renaming as staff captains [1] . Was injured. He was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| For the valiant feat of courage shown by him on January 14, 1905 near Khegoutai, while taking a strong enemy position, and he was the first to break into the fortifications [2] . |
On June 11, 1905, the Pavlovsky Regiment was transferred to the Life Guards as a lieutenant [3] . He was promoted to headquarters captain on December 6, 1906. He took part in the development of instructions for training troops in gymnastics according to the Sokol system, since 1907 he led the school of gymnastics instructors in the Life Guards of the Hussars Regiment. On May 11, 1911 he was transferred to the Page Corps as a junior officer, enlisted in the Guards Infantry [4] . He was promoted to captain on December 6, 1911.
May 28, 1914 was promoted to colonel on the basis of the St. George Statute, with the transfer to the 148th Caspian Infantry Regiment , in the ranks of which he entered the First World War . Commanded a battalion. Granted by St. George's Arms
| Because on October 15, 1914, under the strongest gun fire of the enemy, he crossed the river. Stone at the mountains. Torlova and, showing personal courage and courage, knocked out the Austrians from the trenches, which made it possible to cross the entire division. |
On January 28, 1915 he was appointed commander of the 140th Infantry Zaraisk Regiment , in which position he held until 1917. October 30, 1916 promoted to major general " for differences in matters against the enemy ."
In exile in Czechoslovakia. In 1920, he joined the Prague Falcon organization in Prague. In 1921-1922 he led the youngest squad of the Falcon in Subbotitsa gymnastics society. In 1923 he founded the society "Russian Falcon", participated in the reorganization of the Union of Russian Falcons. In 1931 he visited falcon societies in Nice, Cannes and Meudon, in Paris he lectured on the history and activities of the falconry. Since 1931 he was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Russian Sokolsky Vestnik. In 1932, in Paris, he organized the Committee of Public Figures to prepare for the rally of the embassy in Prague. He was a member of the Assumption Brotherhood (1942). He died in 1942. He was buried at the Olshansky cemetery .
Rewards
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. with swords and bow (VP 05.11.1906)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 07.07.1907)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd art. with swords (VP 10.01.1915)
- swords for the Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. (VP 02.22.1915)
- St. George's Arms (VP 09.03.1915)
Notes
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 707 // Scout . - SPb. , 1904. - S. 487 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 876 // Scout . - SPb. , 1907. - S. 368 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 765 // Scout . - SPb. , 1905. - S. 507 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1072 // Scout . - SPb. , 1911. - S. 190 .
Sources
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume 2. L — I. - M., 2009.
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.
- Salkov, Evgeny Andreevich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".