Balen de Ballou, Vladimir Iosifovich

Vladimir Iosifovich Balen de Ballou
Vladimir Iosifovich Balen de Ballou
Date of Birth	March 19, 1875
Place of Birth	Kherson province , Russian Empire
Date of death	December 25, 1918 (43 years old)
Place of death	Odessa , Russian Empire
Affiliation	Russian empire
Type of army	infantry
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	Chinese campaign of 1900-1901 , Russo-Japanese War , World War I

Vladimir Iosifovich Balen de Ballou ( 1875 - 1918 ) - Russian military leader, colonel (1915). Hero of the First World War .

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Biography

In 1895, after receiving education in the Sevastopol navigational classes he entered the service. Since 1898, after graduating from the Odessa Military School , he was promoted to second rank in second rank and issued to the Kerch Fortress Infantry Battalion, transferred to the 16th Rifle Emperor Alexander III Regiment . Since 1901, a participant in the Chinese campaign , for military distinctions, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with swords and a bow. In 1902 he was promoted to lieutenant .

Since 1904, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War , a regimental adjutant of the 11th East Siberian Rifle Regiment, was wounded. For military distinctions he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and a bow and the 4th degree "For Courage" and the Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with a swords and bow. In 1906 he was promoted to headquarters captain , in 1910 to captains , company commander of the 16th Rifle Emperor Alexander III Regiment. By the highest order of December 3, 1909, for bravery, he was awarded the Order of St. George , 4th degree:

For courage and outstanding determination, shown on August 17, 1904 while stubbornly defending the positions of the 11th East Siberian Regiment near the village of Mindyafan-Sichan

Since 1914, a participant in the First World War , lieutenant colonel , battalion commander of the 16th Rifle Emperor Alexander III Regiment . Since 1915, Colonel , commander of the 14th Infantry Regiment . By the highest order of February 24, 1915, he was awarded the St. George Arms for courage ^[1] :

For the fact that in a battle on August 12, 1914, at the Monastyrzhisk, commanding a battalion, he knocked out an enemy from the edge of the forest and decided to take the enemy’s right bank of the Koropets river. Personally, leading with two companies, he crossed the river along the dam and took enemy positions. At the same time, the battalion went to the flank and rear of the enemy, occupying a position near the village of Chekhov, which contributed to the success of the general attack of the brigade

Since 1917, the commander of the 52nd reserve infantry brigade. December 27, 1918 he died "from a gunshot wound to the head", was buried in Odessa .

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with swords and bow (1901)
Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (1904)
Order of St. Vladimir , 4th degree with swords and bow (1904)
Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree “For Courage” (1905)
Order of St. George 4th degree (VP 3.12.1909)
Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1913; Swords - VP 11.02.1915) ^[2]
Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords (Swords - VP 14.08.1916)
St. George's Arms (VP 24.02.1915)
Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 28.02.1916)
The highest goodwill (VP 26.11.1916)

Notes

↑ Balen de Ballou Vladimir :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms (Neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment March 13, 2019.
↑ Balen de Ballou Vladimir :: Awards documents :: World War I :: Order of St. Anne 2 tbsp. with swords (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment March 13, 2019.

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 .
A list of senior colonels . Done on July 1, 1916. - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1916
VP for the military department // Scout No. 1274, 04/08/1915
VP for the military department // Scout No. 1287, 07/07/1915
RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.26679. L.640-646; F.408. Op. 1. D.14366. L. 490 about. (1914)

Links

Balen de Ballou, Vladimir Iosifovich (neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
Belen de Ballou Vladimir Iosifovich St. George Knights of the Great War

[1] Balen de Ballou Vladimir :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms (Neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment March 13, 2019.

[2] Balen de Ballou Vladimir :: Awards documents :: World War I :: Order of St. Anne 2 tbsp. with swords (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment March 13, 2019.