Hem-Masalsky, Fedor Vasilyevich

Born on September 16, 1865 in the Vitebsk province in a family of hereditary nobles of the Chernihiv province . By religion was Orthodox . He graduated from the Pskov Cadet Corps ^[1] .

August 31, 1884 entered the service in the Russian Imperial Army . In 1887 he graduated from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School , from which he would be released into the 7th Horse Artillery Brigade. August 7, 1887 received the rank of second lieutenant , with seniority from August 7, 1885. August 6, 1889 received the seniority with the rank of lieutenant . In 1893 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff on the 1st category. On May 25, 1893, he was assigned to the General Staff with an appointment to the Finnish Military District . On May 30, 1893, he was promoted to headquarters with seniority from May 20, 1893. From November 26, 1893 to December 6, 1899, he was chief of the drill department of the headquarters of the Vyborg fortress , and was transferred to the General Staff. April 2, 1895 received seniority with the assignment of the rank of captain . From October 22, 1895 to January 10, 1899, he was seconded to the 11th Dragoon Kharkiv Regiment , where from November 19, 1897 to November 19, 1898, he was serving as the commanding officer of the squadron. December 6, 1899 received seniority with the assignment of the rank of lieutenant colonel , and was appointed chief of the drill department of the headquarters of the Kronstadt fortress , Rubets held this position until March 8, 1904. On October 28, 1900, he was seconded to the commander of the Amur Military District ^[1] .

In 1900-1901 he took part in the Chinese campaign . From July 19 to July 23, 1900, Fyodor Vasilyevich was a member of the Blagoveshchensk Detachment. On October 2, 1900, he was appointed headquarters officer for assignments when managing the chief quartermaster of the field headquarters. October 10, 1900 Rubet was enlisted in the headquarters of the Pecheli detachment. From October 19 of the same year he served as part of the regiment of Ivan Mrozovsky for reconnaissance to the north of Tientsin and Yantsun, and from October 21 to December 8, 1900 was chief of staff of the regiment's equestrian unit Pavel Mishchenko . October 23, 1900 took part in the battle near the village of Cui Hao, and on October 24 near the village of Xatsanzhana. From November 6, 1900 he was a senior aide to one of the field headquarters. From November 11, 1900, he was a corrective military agent in Beijing . January 18, 1901 he was appointed headquarters officer in the management of the 2nd East-Siberian rifle brigade. From February 20, 1901, Fyodor Rubets was at the disposal of Lieutenant General Alexander Linevich . On May 2, 1905, after the demobilization of the administration, Fyodor Vasilyevich was seconded to Kronstadt . From May 27 to September 29, 1903, in order to familiarize with the general requirements for the management and management of the cavalry regiment, the cicatrice was seconded to the Life Guard Dragunsky regiment . December 6, 1903 "for the difference" received seniority with the assignment of the rank of colonel . From March 8, 1904 to July 17, 1907, he was Chief of Staff of the 23rd Infantry Division . From July 17, 1907 to January 22, 1911 he was head of the 3rd cavalry division . From May 12 to July 13, 1909 he was seconded to artillery, and from August 1 to 19 was seconded to infantry. From January 22, 1911 to August 16, 1914, he was commander of the 7th Dragoon Kinburn Regiment . On April 14, 1913 "for distinction" he received seniority with the assignment of a major general and was appointed commander of the same regiment ^[1] .

Took part in the First World War . From August 16 to September 7, 1914, he was the commander of the 1st brigade of the 14th cavalry division , and from September 7, 1914 to October 8, 1915 he was the commander of the 2nd brigade in the 7th cavalry division . He took part in a campaign in Galicia. On August 2, 1914, during a battle near the village of Torquay, he was wounded in his left shoulder, and on November 21 of the same year, during a battle near the villages of Tarnava and Obydnyuv, he received an injury to his left leg. In addition to these injuries, Rubets was also contused to the left side of the head. Because of the state of health was in the reserve ranks at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District . As of January 3, 1917, he was in the same reserve of officials. Then he was sent for service in the General Directorate General Staff. December 1, 1916 Fyodor Vasilyevich Rubets received permission to wear the name Rubets-Masalsky. Until April 21, 1917, was chief of staff of the Petrograd Military District . On April 2, 1917, on the basis of the 49th and 54th articles of the St. George Statute, he was promoted to lieutenant general . April 21, 1917 was appointed at the disposal of the Chief of General Staff. January 29, 1918 was appointed at the disposal of the chief of staff of the Caucasian Front ^[1] .

Fyodor Vasilyevich Rubets-Masalsky was awarded the following awards ^[1] :

• The Order of St. George of the 4th degree (May 19, 1915) - “for perseverance, courage and stewardship, manifested in the battles on November 9 and 10, 1914 near the village of Košice, thanks to whom, despite repeated attacks by the enemy, the heights that secured unimpeded crossing behind the infantry units following the r. Wisla, and the danger of an attack by the enemy on the flank of the neighboring army was eliminated ” ;
• Georgievskiye weapon (April 11, 1915) - “because, being the head of a separate cavalry detachment, with a force of 12 squadrons and hundreds, 6 guns and 4 machine guns, and having the task of figuring out the movement of the enemy’s columns along the r. Vislok, points crossing them over the river. Wisla and, in the event of the discovery of significant enemy forces, to detain him by all means, acting on the ground and under the circumstances of exceptional difficulty, with brave reconnaissance in combat from 23 to evening on October 25, 1914, obtained extremely important information about the forces and movement of the enemy, slowed him down the movement and thus delayed the success of his operations " ;
• Order of St. Vladimir of the 2nd degree with swords (May 12, 1915);
• Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1906);
• Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree (1906); a bow to the order for 25 years of service as an officer (September 22, 1914);
• Order of St. Anne , 1st degree with swords (April 6, 1915);
• Order of St. Anne 2nd degree (1905);
• Order of St. Anne 3rd degree (1901);
• Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with swords (January 6, 1915);
• Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree with swords (1901);
• Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1895).

• Hem-Masalsky Fyodor Vasilyevich (Neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War." The date of circulation is January 30, 2018.