Nikolai Ivanovich Khimich (1881-1967) - Colonel of the General Staff, hero of the First World War. Member of the White movement in southern Russia, major general.
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| Date of Birth | May 8 (20), 1881 | ||
| Date of death | May 19, 1967 (85 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Haute Saone , France | ||
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire White movement | ||
| Rank | major general | ||
| Battles / wars | World War I , Civil War | ||
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Biography
Orthodox. Educated at the Novograd-Volyn two-year city school.
In 1905 he graduated from the Chuguev Infantry Junker School , from where he was released as second lieutenant in the 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment . Manufactured on assignments on October 10, 1908. In 1912 he graduated from the Nikolaev Military Academy in the 1st category. On May 20, 1912 he was transferred to the 168th Mirgorod Infantry Regiment , and on November 15 of the same year he was promoted to headquarters captain . He was assigned to the 19th Kostroma Infantry Regiment for one year to command the company.
With the outbreak of World War I , on November 16, 1914, he was promoted to captain with the transfer to the General Staff and the appointment of the 58th Infantry Division as the head adjutant. He was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree. On January 19, 1915 he was appointed chief officer for assignments at the headquarters of the 28th army corps , on July 7 - at the disposal of the chief of the General Staff, on October 1 - senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 108th infantry division, and on December 24, 1915 - correcting the position of headquarters officer for instructions at the headquarters of the 23rd Army Corps . April 10, 1916 appointed and. D. Assistant Senior Adjutant of the Quartermaster General Staff of the 6th Army , and on August 15 of the same year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with approval in office. In 1917 he was appointed and. the chief of staff of the 167th Infantry Division, and on August 15 of the same year he was promoted to colonel . September 3, 1917 he was dismissed from his post with the appointment to the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Kiev military district .
In 1918, he served in the hetman army , on November 21, 1918, he was a colonel, who was in contact with the German authorities in Tavria. Then he joined the Volunteer Army . He was the chief of staff of the 1st Terek Cossack Division, by June 15, 1919 he was sent to the disposal of the quartermaster general of the headquarters of the Caucasian Army . He was seriously wounded on August 15, 1919, in the summer of 1920 he returned to the Crimea, to the Terek division. Participated in battles in Northern Tavria . Made in major general .
In exile in Yugoslavia, since 1924 - in France. For a long time was the head of the department of the EMRO in Lyon. He died in 1967 in Vitre-sur-Mans . He was buried in the cemetery of the city of Gre .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. “ For excellent diligent service and work incurred during hostilities ” (VP 11.03.1907)
- Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. with swords and bow (VP 19.05.1912)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd art. with swords (VP 24.01.1915)
- Order of St. Anne 4th Art. with the inscription "for courage" (VP 15.06.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th art. with swords and bow (VP 25.06.1915)
- Order of St. George 4th Art. (VP 11.29.1916)
- seniority with the rank of colonel since August 15, 1914 (PAF 07/30/1917)
Sources
- The highest orders of the War Department to No. 939 // Scout . - SPb. , 1908. - S. 400 .
- The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1127 // Scout . - SPb. , 1912.- S. 215 .
- The highest orders of the War Department to No. 1153 // Scout . - SPb. , 1912.- S. 465 .
- Klepov M. Yu. Officers - St. George Knights of the First World War. - M .: "Past", 2015.
- Khimich, Nikolai Ivanovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".