Vasily Alekseevich Brovtsyn (1866-1937) - Russian military leader, major general (1917). Hero of the First World War .
| Vasily Alekseevich Brovtsyn | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | January 6, 1866 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Russian empire | ||||||
| Date of death | July 2, 1937 (71 years old) | ||||||
| A place of death | Yugoslavia | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | artillery | ||||||
| Rank | major general | ||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I Civil war in Russia | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
He entered the service in 1885 after the end of the Petrovsky-Poltava Cadet Corps . In 1886, after graduating from the Pavlovsk military school , I was promoted to second lieutenant and issued to the Daugavpils Fortress Artillery . In 1890 he was promoted to lieutenant , in 1895 to the staff captains , in 1900 to the captains.
In 1907, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , commander of the 7th battery of the Caucasian Grenadier Artillery Brigade. Since 1908, the commander of the 4th battery of the 28th artillery brigade. Since 1912, the commander of the 2nd battery of the 21st mortar artillery division.
Since 1914, a participant in the First World War , at the head of his battery. In 1915 he was promoted to colonel , commander of the 21st mortar artillery division. In 1917 he was promoted to major general .
By the highest order of July 4, 1916, he was awarded the St. George Arms for Bravery [1] :
| For the fact that in the battle of August 26, 1915 at f. Kokhovo, being at the forward observation post under the actual gun and artillery fire of the enemy and skillfully guiding heavy artillery fire, stopped the repeated fierce attacks of the superior forces of the Germans, which made it possible for the division to maintain its position, despite the difficult conditions of the battle |
After the October Revolution since 1918, a member of the White Movement as part of the All-Union Socialist League . Since 1920 in exile in Yugoslavia .
Rewards
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (VP 1905; Swords - VP 01.12.1916)
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree (VP 1910)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (VP 15.01.1915)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 15.12.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 24.05.1916)
- St. George's Arms (VP 04.07.1916)
Notes
- ↑ Vasily Brovitsyn :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms . gwar.mil.ru. Circulation date May 23, 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 .
- 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 .
- 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.
- Volkov S.V. Generals and headquarters officers of the Russian army. The experience of a martyrology. In 2 vols. M. 2012
- VP for the military department // Scout / Russian Disabled person for 1915-1916
- RGVIA : F.409. Op. 1. post office 1-049 (1917)
Links
- Brovtsyn, Vasily Alekseevich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Brovtsyn Vasily Alekseevich . // St. George Knights of the Great War