Bendersky, Alexander Petrovich

Alexander Petrovich Bendersky
Alexander Petrovich Bendersky
Date of Birth	November 14, 1869
Place of Birth	Russian empire
Date of death	is unknown
Affiliation	Russian empire
Type of army	cavalry
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	World War I

Alexander Petrovich Bendersky (1869—?) - Russian military leader, colonel (1915). Hero of the First World War .

Biography

In 1892, after graduating from the Uman School of Agriculture and Gardening, he entered the service. In 1894, after graduating from the Nikolaev Cavalry School, he was promoted to guard cornet and released to the Dragoon Life Guards Regiment . In 1898 he was promoted to lieutenant guard, in 1902 to the staff captains of the guard. In 1906, after graduating from the Officer Cavalry School, he was promoted to captain of the guard.

Since 1913, the platoon commander of the half-squadron of the Nikolaev Military Academy . Since 1914, a participant in the First World War , seconded to the Dragoon Life Guards Regiment. In 1915 he was promoted to colonel with the appointment of the 16th Dragoon Regiment as the head officer of the Tver .

The highest order of November 10, 1914 for courage awarded the St. George weapons ^[1] :

He was assigned to the Life Guards Cavalry, a platoon officer of the half-squadron at the Imperial Nikolaev Military Academy, to the Life Guards Dragoon Regiment, Alexander Bendersky, because on August 25, 1914 he made his way through the enemy’s sentry position, being then delivered to his area, from there valuable information about the enemy

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (VP 1907)
Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (VP 1911)
Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree (VP 06.12.1913)
Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 26.10.1914)
St. George's Arms (VP 10.11.1914)
Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (VP 16.12.1916)
Order of St. Vladimir of the 3rd degree with swords (VP 14.02.1917 ^[2] )

Notes

↑ Bendrsky Alexander :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms (Neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment April 11, 2019.
↑ Bendrsky Alexander :: Award documents :: World War I :: Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd art. with swords (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment April 11, 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. 1255, 11/18/1914
VP for the military department // Scout No. 1256, 11/25/1914
VP for the military department // Scout No. 1288, 07/14/1915
RGVIA : F.400. Op. 9. D.34847. L.78 about. (1914)

Links

Bendersky, Alexander Petrovich (neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
Bendersky Alexander Petrovich St. George Knights of the Great War

[1] Bendrsky Alexander :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms (Neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment April 11, 2019.

[2] Bendrsky Alexander :: Award documents :: World War I :: Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd art. with swords (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment April 11, 2019.