Svyatogor, Kuzma Filippovich

Kuzma Svyatogor was born on November 1, 1890 in the Vitebsk province in a family of petty bourgeois. Educated in the Vitebsk 8-grade gymnasium.

October 1, 1912 he entered the service of the Russian Imperial Army as a freewill 1st class, served in the 55th Infantry Regiment of Podolsk . After completing military service, he was credited to the reserve with the rank of junior non-commissioned officer . July 21, 1914 Svyatogor was mobilized and seconded to the 89th Belomorsky Infantry Regiment . On July 25 of the same year he was appointed to serve in the 2nd company of the 90th Onega Infantry Regiment . On August 17, 1914, he was stabbed near the town of Opole, and on September 10 he returned to duty. October 24, 1914 was promoted to ensign . On March 16, 1915, he was second wounded during a battle near the village of Kukhanov, and on June 2 of the same year he returned to duty, but already 10 days later, on June 12, he was wounded for the third time during the battle near the village of Kunyava.

November 27, 1915 was appointed observer in the 18th corps aviation unit. December 14, 1915 "for military distinction" was promoted to second lieutenant . January 29, 1916 was sent to the Sevastopol Military Aviation School for flight training, which he graduated on June 16, 1916 and received the rank of military pilot. On July 27, 1916 he was appointed a military pilot in the 35th aviation detachment.

Information about the fate of the future is not available.

Kuzma Filippovich Svyatogor was awarded the following awards ^[1] :

• Order of St. George 4th degree (Order for the Army and Navy of July 31, 1917)

  “For the fact that on February 9, 1917, despite the presence of enemy fighters in the air and well-aimed fire of enemy anti-aircraft batteries, at an altitude of 1900 meters two times passed over enemy positions and photographed the entire flight route. During the same reconnaissance on the old, worn apparatus "Farman 27", despite the enormous advantages of enemy vehicles, yielding them in speed and agility, he took the battle with the enemy fighter. During the battle, Lieutenant Svyatogor, while maintaining complete self-control, put his apparatus facing the enemy with an extremely sharp turn and thereby made it possible for his observer to meet enemy machine guns at a distance of 50-40 meters. The enemy’s plane was shot down and fell to the ground ” ;

• Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (Order on the armies of the South-Western Front No. 618 of June 03, 1917);
• Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (Order for the Special Army No. 39 of January 13, 1917);
• Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (Order for the 8th Army No. 308 of November 4, 1915)

  - "for the period of battles on June 1, 1916" ;

• Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree with the inscription "For Courage" (Highest Order of May 27, 1916);
• Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree with swords (Order of the 11th Army No. 119 of 04/28/1916)

  - “for the battles of October 21 and 22, 1915 near the city of Semikovtsy” ;

• Order of St. Stanislav of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (Order of the 9th Army No. 164 of April 10, 1915);
• 4th degree Cross of St. George (Order of the 18th Army Corps No. 66 of March 31, 1915 - No. 176545)

  - “for differences in battles against the enemy at the village of Rzheplin on November 9, 1914” ;

• 4th degree St. George Medal (Order of the 18th Army Corps No. 137 of December 31, 1914 - No. 58647).

• Aviators - Knights of the Order of St. George and St. George’s Weapons during the First World War of 1914-1918: Biographical Reference / Comp. M.S. Neshkin , V.M. Shabanov . - M .: Russian Political Encyclopedia (ROSSPEN), 2006. - 360 p. - ISBN 5-8243-0661-3 .