Georgy Neofitovich Burmakov (1871—?) - Russian military leader, colonel . Hero of the First World War .
| George Neofitovich Burmakov | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | April 5, 1871 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Russian empire | ||||||
| Date of death | is unknown | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | ||||||
| Awards and prizes |
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Content
Biography
He entered the service in 1890 after receiving education at the Pavlograd Alexander School. In 1881, after graduating from the Odessa Military School , I was promoted to second lieutenant in the 1st category and released to the Vladimir 61st Infantry Regiment .
In 1897 he was promoted to lieutenant , in 1901 he became captains of staff . In 1905, after graduating from the Officer Rifle School, he was “successfully” promoted to captain.
Since 1914, a participant in World War I , a lieutenant colonel - a battalion commander, in 1916 he was promoted to colonel - senior officer of the 61st Vladimir Infantry Regiment. During the war he was wounded and shell-shocked [1] .
By the highest order of November 21, 1915, he was awarded the St. George Arms for courage [2] :
| For the fact that in the battle on June 1, 1915 for the possession of the Medvelov Forest he carried away a battalion and knocked out the enemy with bayonets from the trenches from the edge of the forest, and captured 11 officers and 580 lower ranks |
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1909)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1912; VP 23.07.1916)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (VP 27.04.1915)
- St. George's weapons (VP 21.11.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 3rd degree with swords (VP 07.05.1916)
- Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree “For Bravery” (VP 20.06.1916)
Notes
- ↑ Burmakov Georgy :: World War I :: Lists of losses . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment June 7, 2019.
- ↑ Burmakov Georgy :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment June 7, 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 March 1, 1916. - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1916
- VP for the military department // Russian invalid / Scout for 1915 and 1916
- RGVIA : F.408. Op. 1. D.14166. L.72 vol. (1914)
- RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.27002. L.237-254 (1916)
Links
- Burmakov, Georgy Neofitovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Burmakov, Georgy Neofitovich . // St. George Knights of the Great War