Dmitry Ivanovich Kalinin (1873 - after 1917) - commander of the 17th Hussar Chernigov regiment , major general, hero of the First World War.
| Dmitry Ivanovich Kalinin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | October 25 ( November 6 ) 1873 | |||
| Date of death | is unknown | |||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||
| Rank | major general | |||
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War , World War I | |||
| Awards and prizes |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Sources
Biography
Received general education at home.
He entered military service on April 25, 1891. He graduated from the Tver Cavalry Junker School , from where he was released standard-junker in the 3rd Dragoon Sumy Regiment . November 9, 1894 he was promoted to cornet with the transfer to the 21st Dragoon Belarusian regiment [1] .
December 29, 1896 transferred to the newly formed 51st Dragoon Chernigov Regiment [2] . He was promoted to lieutenant on March 15, 1898 [3] , and to the staff captains on March 15, 1899 [4] . He participated in the Russian-Japanese war in the ranks of the 51st dragoon Chernigov regiment. For military distinctions he was awarded four orders, at the front he was promoted to captain (production approved by the Highest Order of March 30, 1905) [5] . For more than 5 years and 11 months he commanded a squadron . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 30, 1910 [6] , and to colonel on May 6, 1914 for a vacancy [7] .
He entered the First World War in the ranks of the 17th Hussar Chernigov Regiment. Awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| Because on June 2, 1915, in the battle of Lyubachev, temporarily commanding the named regiment and receiving orders to support the retreating infantry with one squadron, he executed the order received, and then, having correctly assessed the situation, he led the rest of the squadrons, personally managing the actions of the entire regiment Despite the obvious danger and encouraging his subordinates by his example, quickly and skillfully building a battle formation on horseback, he threw himself at the enemy and inflicted a complete defeat on the upcoming 91st German Infantry Regiment. After this attack, our infantry went on the offensive and occupied its former trenches. |
On April 16, 1917, he was appointed commander of the 17th Hussar Chernigov Regiment, and on July 30 of the same year he was promoted to major general on the basis of the St. George Statute. He remained in the position of regiment commander until November 16, 1917. The further fate is unknown.
Rewards
- Order of St. Anne 4th Art. with the inscription "for courage" (VP 21.11.1905)
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. with swords and bow (VP 18.12.1905)
- Order of St. Anne, 3rd art. with swords and bow (1906)
- Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd art. with swords (VP 9.05.1907)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. (1909)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. (VP 02.28.1913)
- swords and bow to the Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. (VP 12.17.1914)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd art. with swords (VP 23.05.1915)
- swords for the Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. (VP 23.10.1915)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 5.02.1916)
Notes
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 216 // Scout . - SPb. , 1894. - S. 1003 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 325 // Scout . - SPb. , 1896. - S. 21 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 388 // Scout . - SPb. , 1898 .-- S. 270 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 440 // Scout . - SPb. , 1899 .-- S. 279 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 755 // Scout . - SPb. , 1905. - S. 309 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1033 // Scout . - SPb. , 1910. - S. 289 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1229 // Scout . - SPb. ( PG. ), 1914 .-- S. 192 .
Sources
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.
- Kalinin, Dmitry Ivanovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".