Nikolai Ernestovich Bresler ( 1869 -?) - Russian military leader, colonel . Hero of the First World War , participant in the Russo-Japanese and Civil Wars.
| Nikolay Ernestovich Bresler | |||||
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| Date of Birth | October 25, 1869 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Kherson province , Russian Empire | ||||
| Date of death | is unknown | ||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Japanese war World War I Civil war in Russia | ||||
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Biography
In 1886, after graduating from the Petrovsky-Poltava Cadet Corps . In 1887, after graduating from the Konstantinovsky military school , I was promoted to second lieutenant in rank I and released into the 16th Infantry Regiment . In 1891 he was promoted to lieutenant , in 1900 he became captains of staff . In 1901, after graduating from the Officer Rifle School, he was “successfully” promoted to captain, company commander.
Since 1904, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War , for military distinctions in this war, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav and St. Anna of the 2nd degree with swords.
In 1910 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Since 1914, a participant in the First World War . Since 1915, the colonel is the commander of the 10th Infantry Regiment . Since 1916, he was in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Dvina military district .
The highest order of November 10, 1915 for courage was awarded the St. George's weapon [1] :
| For the fact that in a five-day battle on Shcherk and Bereshchitsa on August 26-29, 1914, consisting of the 16th Rifle Emperor Alexander III regiment and temporarily commanding this regiment, on August 28 and 29 when occupying the forest east of with. Popelyany, successfully repelled for 2 days the frenzied bayonet attacks of superior enemy forces and held this extremely important point. Being shell-shocked in the chest and wounded in the leg, he remained in service until the end of the battle. |
After the October Revolution, he served in the All-Union Socialist League , in 1920 was captured.
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 20.10.1905)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 28.06.1907)
- St. George's Arms (VP 10.11.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 25.12.1915)
Notes
- ↑ Bresler Nikolai :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms . gwar.mil.ru. Circulation date May 22, 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 .
- Romashkevich A. D. Materials on the history of the Petrovsky Poltava Cadet Corps from October 1, 1913 to October 1, 1916 / Poltava. 1916 - 140 p.
- A list of senior colonels . Done on July 1, 1916. - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1916
- VP for the military department // Russian Disabled / Scout for 1915-1916
- RGVIA F.400. Op. 12. D.26973. L.245-246 (1915)
- RGVIA F.409. Op. 1. p / a 165-876 (1915)
Links
- Bresler, Nikolai Ernestovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Bresler Nikolai Ernestovich. // St. George Knights of the Great War