Mikhail Mikhailovich Butchik ( 1868 - 1922 ) - Russian military leader, lieutenant general (1917). Hero of the First World War . Minister of War in the Crimean regional government (1918-1919).
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| Date of Birth | July 2, 1868 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 8, 1922 (53 years old) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Island of cyprus | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | General base | |||||||||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | |||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I , Civil War in Russia | |||||||||||||
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Biography
In 1887, he was educated at the Gatchina Orphan Institute and entered the service. In 1889, after graduating from the Alekseevsky military school, he was promoted to second lieutenant and issued to the 101st infantry regiment in Perm . in 1892 he was promoted to lieutenant .
Since 1897, after graduating from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff , I rank was promoted to staff captain and appointed chief officer for assignments at the headquarters of the troops of the Trans-Caspian region . In 1899 he was promoted to captain with the appointment of chief officer for errands, in 1902 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with the appointment of the head of the 2nd Turkestan army corps as senior adjutant . Since 1904, the headquarters officer under the command of the 6th Turkestan Rifle Brigade. In 1906, promoted to colonel , battalion commander of the 59th Lublin Infantry Regiment . Since 1908, the chief of staff of the 27th Infantry Division .
Since 1912, the commander of the 135th Kerch-Yenikalsky Infantry Regiment , since 1914, a participant in the First World War at the head of this regiment. January 13, 1915 "for courage" was awarded the Order of St. George , 4th degree:
| For the fact that in a battle on August 16, 1914, on the river Gnilaya Lipa, commanding a regiment, under strong gun and machine-gun fire, the enemy redirected to the ford through the canal and the river itself, sent the companies that were with him to support the companies that were in the front line and attacked enemy trenches |
February 24, 1915 "for courage" was awarded the St. George weapons :
| Because in the battles of August 28-30, 1914, near the village of Mshany, being the chief of the left combat section and being in the combat line all the time, he repelled all tunable repeated attacks of significantly superior enemy forces and did not yield to the end |
April 15, 1915 promoted to major general , chief of staff of the 17th Army Corps and 40th Army Corps. In 1917 he was promoted to lieutenant general and was commander of the 6th Siberian Rifle Division , commander of the 28th Army Corps and the 15th Army Corps .
After October 1917, a participant in the Civil War as part of AUNR . Since 1918 he joined the Volunteer Army in the All-Union Socialist League
Since November 15, 1918, Minister of War in the Second Crimean Regional Government of S. S. Crimea . Since 1919, in the reserve of ranks of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the All-Union Union of Judicial Forces of Ukraine A.I. Denikin , civilian assistant to the commander of the Volunteer Army V.Z. May-Mayevsky . In 1920, evacuated from the Crimea . Since 1922 he lived in Constantinople . He died on April 8, 1922 on the island of Cyprus .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1901)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1905)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1910)
- Order of St. Anne, 2nd degree (1913)
- Order of St. George 4th degree (VP 13.01.1915)
- St. George's Arms (VP 24.02.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 12.02.1916)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with swords (VP 01.09.1916)
Literature
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II: in 2 volumes. - M .: Tsentrpoligraf , 2009. - T. 2 : L — I. - S. 690. - ISBN 978-5-227-02055-0 .
- Shabanov V.M. Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George. Nominal lists 1769-1920. (Bibliographic reference) . - M .: Russian World, 2004 .-- 922 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-89577-059-2 .
- Rutych N. N. Biographical Directory of the Highest Ranks of the Volunteer Army and Armed Forces of the South of Russia. - M .: Astrel, AST, 2002. - S. 384. - ISBN 5-17-014831-3 .
- VP for the military department // Scout No. 1273, 03/31/1915
- VP for the military department // Scout No. 1282, 02/02/1915
- RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.26679. L.83-92; L.651-654 (1914); F.409. Op. 1. post office 729 (1915)
Links
- Butchik, Mikhail Mikhailovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".