Stanislav-Silvestr Onufrievich Surin ( 1858 - 1928 ) - Russian and Polish military leader, Major General (1915), divisional general (1923). Hero of the Russian-Japanese War .
| Stanislav-Silvestr Onufrievich Surin | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | December 31, 1858 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Kingdom of Poland , Russian Empire | ||||||
| Date of death | February 11, 1928 (69 years) | ||||||
| Place of death | Poland | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire  Polish Republic | ||||||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||||||
| Rank |  major general  Division General of the Polish Second Republic of Poland | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | Russian-Japanese War , First World War | ||||||
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Biography
Entered the service in 1875 after graduating from the Nizhny Novgorod Cadet Corps . Since 1877, after graduating from the Pavlovsk military school, he was promoted to ensigns and released into the Olonets 14th Infantry Regiment . In 1878 he was promoted to second lieutenant , in 1880 to lieutenant , in 1887 to captain . In 1893, after graduating from the Officers' Infantry School, he was promoted to captain.
Since 1904, he has participated in the Russo-Japanese War as part of the 1st East-Siberian Rifle Regiment . For bravery in this company, on February 13, 1915, he was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree. In 1905, "for military distinctions" was promoted to lieutenant colonel , in 1907, "for distinction" in colonels .
From 1906 to 1908, the head of the machine-gun part of the officer rifle school . Since 1908, the commander of the 219th Yukhnovsky Reserve Infantry Battalion. From 1912 he was appointed commander of the 6th Tauride Grenadier Regiment , from 1914, together with his regiment, participated in the First World War . In 1915, “for distinction,” he was promoted to major general with the appointment of the 8th infantry division commander of the brigade.
Since 1917, the head of reserve officers of the 1st Polish Corps . March 12, 1921 dismissed with his uniform. October 26, 1923 by decree of the President of the Polish Republic was approved as a divisional general of the Polish Army in retirement.
Died March 11, 1928 in Poland .
Awards
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1899)
- Order of St. Anne 2 nd degree (1899; Swords to the Order - VP 05.10.1916)
- Order of St. George , 4th degree (VP 13.02.1905)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with a bow for 25 years (1906; Swords for the Order - VP 06.05.1916)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 3rd degree with swords (VP 27.10.1914)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with swords (VP 01.12.1916)
Literature
- Volkov S. V. The Generality of the Russian Empire: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II: in 2 volumes. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2009. - V. 2 : L — I - p. 690. - ISBN 978-5-227-02055-0 .
- List of senior generals . Compiled on July 10, 1916. - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1916
- Shabanov V.M. Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and George the Victorious. Nominal lists 1769-1920. (Bibliographical reference) . - M .: Russian World, 2004. - 922 p. - 3000 copies - ISBN 5-89577-059-2 .
- Surin Stanislav-Silvestr Onufrievich // Higher ranks of the Russian Empire (10.22.1721—2.03.1917) / comp. E. L. Potemkin. - M .: B. and., 2017. - T. 3. - p. 233.
- Piotr Stawecki Słownik biograficzny generałów Wojska Polskiego 1918-1939, Warszawa 1994, ISBN 83-11-08262-6 , s. 322 (Polish) .
Links
- Surin, Stanislav-Silvestr Onufrievich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War."