Alexander Nikolaevich Alekseev ( 1858 -?) - Russian military leader, major general (1916). Hero of the First World War .
| Alexander Nikolaevich Alekseev | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | August 3, 1858 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Tver Province , Russian Empire | |||||
| Date of death | is unknown | |||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||
| Type of army | infantry | |||||
| Rank | major general | |||||
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War , World War I | |||||
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Biography
In 1875 he entered the service of volunteers . In 1878, after graduating from the Vilna Military School, he was promoted to ensign and issued at the Dinaburg 1st Fortress Regiment. In 1979, he was transferred to second lieutenants , in 1884 to lieutenants , and in 1889 to captains of staff . In 1897, after graduating from the Officer's Rifle School, he was promoted to captain, in 1903, to lieutenant colonel .
Since 1904, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War , a battalion commander. For military distinctions in this company he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords. In 1907 he was promoted to colonel , headquarters officer of the 20th Rifle Regiment . Since 1913, the commander of the 44th Siberian Rifle Regiment .
Since 1914, a participant in World War I , at the head of his regiment, was wounded. On November 7, 1915, he was awarded the St. George Arms for courage:
| For commanding a detachment from February 7th to 15th, 1915, at a position on the d.d. line Pschulki-Gurne, Pschulki-Hornets, Zembrzus-Velky, Kuskovo, Dziarno, Khrostovo-Velke and Khrostovo-Bronka, survived for 9 days in battle with excellent forces, stubbornly trying to bring him down and break through our front, while being all time under heavy artillery fire and exposing his life to obvious danger, literally falling asleep with shells, Colonel Alekseev, personally leading the battle, repelled all enemy attacks with his detachment and, despite all the enemy’s attempts, did not give up his positions and did not allow our front to break through , P our new units that had gone over that time went on the offensive on the city of Prasnysh, and he and his detachment on Grudusk, thanks to which a brilliant victory was won, which gave many trophies |
Since 1916, Major General , was in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Minsk Military District .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1901; Swords - VP 18.08.1916)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (1905)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (1906; VP 14.11.1916)
- St. George's weapons (VP 7.11.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 23.03.1915)
Literature
- 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 .
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II: in 2 volumes. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2009. - T. 1 : AK. - S. 690. - ISBN 978-5-227-02054-3 .
- VP for the military department // Scout No. 1280, 05/19/1915
- VP for the military department // Russian Disabled No. 266, 1915
- RGVIA : F.408. Op. 1. D.460. L.1 about. (1914)
Links
- Alekseev, Alexander Nikolaevich (RIA Major General) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Alekseev Alexander Nikolaevich George Knights of the Great War 1914-1918