Stefan (Stepan) Filimonovich (Filippovich) Matsyuk (Matsyuk-Shevchuk) (1890 -?) - Captain of the 3rd Siberian Rifle Regiment , hero of the First World War.
| Stefan Filimonovich Matsyuk-Shevchuk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Date of Birth | October 29 ( November 10 ) 1890 | |||
| Date of death | is unknown | |||
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire RSFSR White movement | |||
| Rank | lieutenant colonel | |||
| Battles / wars | World War I , Civil War | |||
| Awards and prizes |
| |||
Biography
In 1913 he graduated from the Chuguev Military School , from where he was released as second lieutenant to the 3rd Siberian Rifle Regiment , in the ranks of which he entered the First World War . Granted by St. George's Arms
| Because in the battles of September 27β28, 1914, near Pyasechno, as a member of a team of horse reconnaissance, he conducted reconnaissance with excellent courage, delivered the regiment commander the correct and very important information about the enemy, and thereby contributed to the success of his unit. |
Awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| For the fact that in the battle on October 11, 1914, being put forward with his company by a head post, in spite of the destructive fire of the Germans, despising the obvious danger, he was the first to rush across the river at the head of the company. Equal; having knocked out the Germans with bayonets, he consolidated his position, threw back the enemy, and thereby made it possible for the remaining companies to cross to the other shore without loss; Then, on the shoulders of the retreating Germans, he rushed to the redoubt occupied by the Germans, which played a huge role for the Germans, as a strong stronghold and, having split over 80 Germans, took this redoubt. |
He was promoted to lieutenant on August 13, 1915 " for differences in matters against the enemy, " to staff captains on March 3, 1916, and to captains on February 14, 1917.
In June 1918, he graduated from the preparatory courses of the 3rd stage of the Academy of the General Staff , lieutenant colonel . Since August 1, 1918 he served in the Red Army . From January 21 to May 3, 1920 he was chief of staff of the 10th cavalry division of the Red Army, at the same time from April 25 to May 8, 1920 he temporarily served as commander of the same division. Then he went over to the whites, in February β March 1921, at the headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Division of the 3rd Russian Army in Poland. Then in exile.
Rewards
- St. George's Arms (VP 11.03.1915)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 6.08.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (VP 12.08.1915)
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. with swords and bow (VP 30.09.1915)
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. with swords and bow (VP 19.05.1916)
Sources
- The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1190 // Scout . - SPb. , 1913 .-- S. 316 .
- Russian Disabled , No. 72. Part of the official. - March 25, 1917 - S. 2.
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.
- Ganin A.V. Corps of officers of the General Staff during the Civil War of 1917-1922. Reference materials. - M., 2009 .-- S. 278.
- Kaminsky V.V. Continuing the work of A. G. Kavtaradze: cadets of the 3rd stage of accelerated courses of the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the service of the Red Army (1918-1930s) // Recent History of Russia. - 2016.
- Historian S.V. Volkov. Database "Participants of the White Movement in Russia" for January 2016. The letter M.