Joseph Feliksovich Mingin ( October 12, 1855 - October 29, 1931 Vyborg , Finland ) - Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army . Member of the Russian-Turkish , Russian-Japanese and World War I. The owner of the Golden Arms “For Courage” (1906). Since 1912 he was the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division . August 17, 1914, along with the remnants of this division was captured. He emigrated to Finland.
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| Date of Birth | October 12, 1855 | |||||||||
| Date of death | October 29, 1931 (76 years old) | |||||||||
| A place of death | Vyborg , Finland | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | |||||||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) Russian-Japanese war World War I | |||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
Joseph Feliksovich Mingin was born on October 12, 1855 in a noble family of the Coven province . By religion was a reform . He graduated from the 1st Warsaw Classical Gymnasium.
April 11, 1872 he entered the service of the Russian Imperial Army with the rank of junior non-commissioned officer on a voluntary basis. He began his service in the 2nd combat engineer battalion. In 1875 he graduated from the 2nd military school of Konstantinovsky in the 1st category, from which, with the rank of ensign with seniority, from August 4, 1875 he was assigned to the 2nd grenadier brigade, but never arrived at the brigade. In September 1875 he was seconded to the 3rd Guards and Grenadier Brigade, and already on the 10th of the same month he was transferred to the Grenadier battery of this brigade. The rank of second lieutenant was promoted with seniority on December 9, 1876.
He took part in the Russian-Turkish war , during which he was wounded. December 26, 1877 received seniority with the rank of lieutenant . On June 3, 1879, he was transferred to the guards battery of the Life Guards of the 3rd Artillery Brigade with the rank of second lieutenant guard with seniority from May 22, 1877. March 24, 1885 he was promoted to lieutenant guard with seniority on January 1, 1885, and was promoted to senior staff captain on April 1, 1890. October 14, 1891 was transferred was transferred to the 5th Guards Battery, which was part of the 2nd reserve artillery brigade. He was promoted to captain with seniority on August 30, 1894. From November 17, 1895 to February 27, 1901, he served as commander of the 3rd battery of the Life Guards of the 3rd Artillery Brigade. He was promoted to senior with seniority from December 6, 1895. From February 27 to September 4, 1903 he was the commander of the 3rd division of the Life Guard of the 3rd Artillery Brigade. In 1903, "for distinction," he was promoted to major general with seniority on December 6 of that year. He was the commander of the 41st artillery brigade, from September 4, 1903 to August 13, 1905.
He participated in the Russian-Japanese war . From August 13 to November 9, 1905 was at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the troops in the Far East. From November 9, 1905 to June 21, 1906 he was correcting the position of chief of artillery of the 1st consolidated infantry corps, on June 21, 1906 he became commander of the Life Guards of the 3rd artillery brigade, and from October 13, 1907 he was correcting the position of inspector of artillery 13- of the First Army Corps , on November 21, 1907 he was appointed corrective of the post of chief of artillery of the 5th Army Corps . In 1907, "for distinction" was promoted to lieutenant general . From December 6, 1907 to July 25, 1910 he again held the post of chief of artillery of the 5th Army Corps, from July 25, 1910 to September 20, 1912 he was an inspector of artillery of the 23rd Army Corps . September 20, 1912 took the post of head of the 2nd Infantry Division .
He was a member of the First World War . August 17, 1914 in the Komussinsky forest was captured, along with the remnants of the 2nd Infantry Division. By the highest order of September 27, 1914, he was removed from the lists as missing. While in captivity he was held in Weilburg camp ( Germany ).
He emigrated to Finland . He died on October 29, 1931 in Vyborg , which at that time was in Finland.
Rewards
Joseph Feliksovich Mingin was awarded with the following awards [1] [2] :
- Golden weapon “For courage” (Highest order of February 25, 1906)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (September 21, 1907);
- Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree (January 1, 1901); bow to the order (September 22, 1914);
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (December 6, 1887);
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (August 30, 1885);
- Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree (February 21, 1878);
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (December 6, 1910);
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (August 30, 1894);
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with swords (April 10, 1878).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Mingin Joseph Feliksovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War". Date of treatment August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Mingin Joseph Feliksovich . The project "Russian Imperial Army". Date of treatment August 14, 2018.
Literature
- Kostyashov Yu.V .; Kretinin G.V. Russians in East Prussia: a Biographical Dictionary . - Amber Tale, 2001 .-- S. 242. - 269 p.
Links
- Mingin Joseph Feliksovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War". Date of treatment August 14, 2018.
- Mingin Joseph Feliksovich . The project "Russian Imperial Army". Date of treatment August 14, 2018.
- Volkov S.V., Doctor of History Database No. 2: “Participants in the White Movement in Russia” . Site of the historian Sergei Vladimirovich Volkov. Date of treatment August 14, 2018.