Fedor Pavlovich Korolev (1888-1970) - Russian officer, hero of the First World War. Member of the White Movement, Colonel of the Kornilov Artillery Brigade .
| Fedor Pavlovich Korolev | ||||
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| Date of Birth | 1888 | |||
| Date of death | 1970 | |||
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire White movement | |||
| Rank | Colonel | |||
| Battles / wars | World War I , Civil War | |||
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Biography
In 1911 he graduated from the Tiflis Military School , from where he was released as second lieutenant to the 52nd artillery brigade , in which he entered the First World War . He was promoted to lieutenant on February 14, 1915 " for his long service ." Awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| Because in a battle on October 15, 1914 near the village of Tyrkowice, commanding a mountain platoon and being on the right flank of the infantry regiment, on the line of rifle chains, he successfully fired at enemy trenches. When the enemy, having accumulated in a grove on the right flank, launched an attack in thick columns, finding themselves 150 to 200 steps away from an artillery platoon, Captain Korolev showed extraordinary composure, ordered the guns to be turned 90 Β°, and fired at a point-blank range and scattered the Austrians . |
Granted by St. George's Arms
| For the fact that in the battle of October 15, 1914 with. Ustrzhiki Dolne, when 3 enemy battalions, having shot down our company, went on the attack on our right flank, repelled the enemy attack with carte fire with 400 steps together with the infantry, and thus did not give the enemy the opportunity to take the road, which was the only way to transport the corps. |
He was promoted to headquarters captain on July 20, 1915 " for differences in matters against the enemy, " to captains on September 18, 1916. On June 2, 1917 he was appointed commander of the 3rd battery of the 52nd artillery brigade, and on September 14 - commander of the 2nd battery of the same brigade.
With the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Volunteer Army . Participated in the 1st Kuban campaign as part of the 2nd officer battery. In September 1918 - Colonel, commander of the 1st battery of the Kornilov Artillery Brigade . In November 1919, he was the commander of the 1st division of the same brigade, in which position he remained until the evacuation of Crimea . Awarded the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
| For the fact that on August 17, 1920, given the importance of the moment, he chose an observation point - the commander over the entire area / bell tower / and despite shelling it from the enemyβs side, with cannon, machine gun and rifle fire, and the possibility of capturing it, all the time was at the observation post and repulsed all enemy attacks with concentrated artillery fire of the division and nullified his intentions. In the end, the enemy, having suffered huge losses, was repulsed and put to flight. |
Gallipoli , in February 1921 - in the 1st battery of the Kornilov artillery division. In the fall of 1925 - as part of the Kornilov Artillery Division in Bulgaria. According to the magazine Chasovoy , Korolev died in November 1970 in the USSR.
Rewards
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (VP 2.08.1915)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 09.09.1915)
- Order of St. Anne 4th Art. with the inscription "for courage" (VP 24.09.1915)
- St. George's Arms (VP 10.11.1915)
- Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. with swords (VP ββ16.10.1916)
- Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Order of the Commander-in-Chief No. 500, October 31, 1921)
Sources
- Orders of the Provisional Government of the Army and Navy on the ranks of the military. From June 1 to June 30, 1917.
- Orders of the Provisional Government of the Army and Navy on the ranks of the military. From September 2 to October 16, 1917.
- Unforgettable graves // Sentinel, No. 536. - February 1971 - S. 19.
- Levitov M.N. Materials for the history of the Kornilov shock regiment. - Paris, 1974. - S. 321.
- Volkov S.V. White movement. Encyclopedia of Civil War. - St. Petersburg: "Neva", 2002. - S. 266.
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.