Dmitry Vasilievich Repnikov (1870-1945) - hero of the First World War, commander of the Kuban Cossack units, participant in the White Movement , major general.
| Dmitry Vasilievich Repnikov | |
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| Date of Birth | November 1 (13), 1870 |
| Date of death | 1945 |
| Place of death | Nis , Yugoslavia |
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire , White movement |
| Rank | major general |
| Battles / Wars | World War I , Civil War |
| Awards and prizes |  |
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Biography
Cossack of the village of Rashevatskaya Labinsky department of the Kuban region. Educated at the Stavropol Real School.
In 1890 he graduated from the Stavropol Cossack Junker School , from where he was released subjunct in the 1st Kuban Cossack Regiment [1] . In 1891 he was promoted to coronet with transfer to the Caucasian Horse Regiment, and then transferred to the 2nd Kuban Cossack Regiment. Produced as a centurion on June 1, 1895 [2] , in the subaul of June 1, 1903 [3] . October 30, 1908 transferred to the 1st Kuban Cossack Regiment [4] . It was produced at Yesaul on May 6, 1909 [5] . He graduated from the Officer Cavalry School "successfully."
He entered the First World War in the ranks of the 1st Kuban Cossack Regiment. Awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| For the fact that on October 19, 1914, having been deported with a hundred for reconnaissance and received a report that he had sat down. Karakilisa is located in a chain of Turkish infantry company, having built a lava, personally attacked and partly destroyed, and partly scattered the enemy company. At the same time, despite the wound received, he directed the actions until the end of the battle. |
He was promoted to military foreman on April 2, 1916. On July 31, 1917 he was appointed commander of the Yeisk Cossack Regiment.
During the Civil War he participated in the White Movement in the south of Russia as part of the Volunteer Army and the All-Union Federal League of Justice . September 25, 1918 he was promoted to colonel , and on November 4 he was appointed commander of the 1st Taman Cossack Regiment. On December 6, 1918 he was appointed commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Kuban Cossack Division , and on December 24 he was promoted to major general . On April 4, 1919 he was appointed head of the 2nd Kuban Cossack Division. On August 4, 1919 he was appointed to the disposal of the Kuban chieftain, and on August 17 he was placed in the reserve of ranks with the appointment of the chieftain of the Yeisk department. In the Russian army before the evacuation of Crimea , he was on the island of Lemnos .
In exile in Yugoslavia. In 1925 - the commander of the 1st Consolidated-Kuban Cossack Regiment, then led the group of the same regiment. He was shot in 1945 in Nis on the eve of the arrival of the Red Army. His wife Elena Ivanovna, as well as sons Nikolai and Konstantin remained in the USSR.
Awards
- Order of St. Anne 3rd century. (VP 6.05.1903)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (VP 13.02.1910)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. “ For excellent diligent service and work suffered in Persia ” (VP 13.06.1914)
- Order of St. George 4th century (VP 7.01.1916)
Notes
- ↑ Stavropol Cossack Junker School 1870/71 - 1897/98: memo of his twenty-year life and work - Tiflis, 1898. - P. 116.
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 243 // Scout . - SPb. , 1895 .-- S. 551 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 659 // Scout . - SPb. , 1903. - S. 530 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 942 // Scout . - SPb. , 1908. - S. 431 .
- ↑ The highest orders of the War Department to No. 968 // Scout . - SPb. , 1909. - S. 178 .
Sources
- Volkov S.V. White movement. Encyclopedia of civil war. - St. Petersburg: "Neva", 2002. - S. 460.
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - George Knight of the First World War. - M .: "The Last", 2015.