Alexander Apollonovich Weisslog (1864 -?) - Russian military leader, major general (1917 [1] ). Hero of the First World War .
| Alexander Apollonovich Weisflog | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | December 30, 1864 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Moscow Province , Russian Empire | |||||
| Date of death | is unknown | |||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||
| Type of army | artillery | |||||
| Rank | major general | |||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | |||||
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Biography
He entered the service in 1882 after the end of the Moscow 4th Cadet Corps . In 1883, after graduating from the Alexander Military School and the Mikhailovsky Artillery School , I was promoted to second lieutenant in the 1st category and released into the 6th reserve artillery brigade.
In 1887 he was promoted to lieutenant ; in 1894, he was promoted to staff captain . In 1898, after graduating from the Officer Artillery School, he was promoted to captain , in 1906 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel - commander of the artillery brigade battery. In 1913 he was promoted to colonel - commander of the 2nd division of the 5th Siberian artillery brigade.
Since 1914, a participant in the First World War at the head of his division. By the highest order of October 8, 1915, he was awarded the St. George Arms for courage [2] :
 | For the fact that on November 5, 1914, when the vanguard of the 5th Siberian Rifle Division, leaving the village The balut near the city of Lodz, was unexpectedly met by an enemy detachment, by his own initiative, put forward two batteries on the line of advanced chains, ordered them to open fire, and thus made it possible for the infantry to deploy and take advantageous positions |  |
By order of the Army and Navy of November 21, 1917, promoted to major general .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree (VP 1908)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1912; VP 02.11.1916)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (VP 31.01.1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (VP 11.06.1915)
- St. George's Arms (VP 08.10.1915)
Notes
- ↑ List of general ranks of the Russian imperial army and navy
- ↑ Weissflog Alexander :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment July 6, 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 .
- A list of senior colonels . Done on August 1, 1916. - SPb. : Military Printing House, 1916
- VP for the military department // Russian disabled person / Scout for 1915-1916.
- RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.26967. L.663-666 (1915); F.408. Op. 1. D.13401. L.486 about. (1914)
Links
- Weisslog, Alexander Apollonovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Weisslog, Alexander Apollonovich . // St. George Knights of the Great War.