Grigory Ivanovich Venevitinov (1863 -?) - Russian military leader, major general . Hero of the Russian-Japanese and World War I , a participant in the Civil War as part of the All-Union Socialist League .
| Grigory Ivanovich Venevitinov | |||||||||
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| Date of Birth | January 8, 1863 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Voronezh , Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Date of death | is unknown | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||||
| Rank | major general | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Japanese war World War I Civil war in Russia | ||||||||
| Awards and prizes |
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Biography
In 1880, after graduating from the Voronezh Real School, he entered the volunteer service in the Mozhaysky 141st Infantry Regiment . In 1882, after graduating from the Chuguev Military School , he was promoted to second rank in the rank of ensign , in 1884 as second lieutenant , in 1888 as lieutenant , in 1899 he became headquarters captain , and in 1902 he became captain - the commander of the company of the Mozhaysky 141st Infantry Regiment.
Since 1904, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War as part of the Tarussky 287th Infantry Regiment . For military distinctions he was awarded a number of military orders and promoted to lieutenant colonel . The highest order of May 31, 1907 for courage was awarded the Golden Weapon “For Courage” :
| For the difference and courage shown in the battles near Mukden and on the river Shahe |
In 1908, promoted to colonel - commander of the 4th Andijan Reserve Battalion. Since 1910, the head of the economic unit of the Odessa 48th Infantry Regiment . Since 1911, the commander of the 46th Dnieper Infantry Regiment . Since 1914, a participant in World War I, at the head of his regiment, was wounded. By the highest order of October 7, 1914, for courage, he was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree [1] :
| For the fact that in the battle on August 16 and 17, 1914, as the leader of an independent detachment, he attacked and took a strongly fortified position near the village of Ferliyuva, occupied by excellent enemy forces, which contributed to the overall success |
In 1915 he was promoted to major general — commander of the brigade of the 63rd Infantry Division , led the forces of the Pomekhov defense sector in the defense of the Novogeorgiev Fortress . Since August 7, 1915 in captivity, was held in the Blengorst camp [2] .
After the October Revolution, in 1918 he served in the White Army in the All -Russian Union of Liberal Democratic Forces — commander of the Odessa guard regiment of troops of the Novorossiysk region [3] .
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (VP 01.05.1899)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (VP 08.02.1903; VP 10.06.1915)
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 23.12.1905)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 09.12.1906)
- Golden weapon “For courage” (VP 31.05.1907)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with a bow (VP 22.09.1908)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (VP 21.03.1913; VP 19.11.1914)
- Order of St. George 4th degree (VP 07.10.1914)
Notes
- ↑ Venevitinov Gregory :: Award documents :: World War I :: OSG-4 . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment July 12, 2019.
- ↑ Gushchin F.A., Zhebrovsky S.S. Captive generals of the Russian imperial army 1914-1917. M. , 2010
- ↑ Participants of the White movement in Russia
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 .
- Ismailov E.E. Golden weapon with the inscription "For courage." Lists of gentlemen: 1788-1913. - Moscow: Old Basmannaya, 2007 - 544 p. - ISBN 978-5-903473-05-2 .
- 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 .
- VP for the military department // Scout for 1914-1915
- RGVIA : F.400. Op. 9. D.34870. L.46 vol. (1914)
Links
- Venevitinov, Grigory Ivanovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Venevitinov, Grigory Ivanovich . // Russian Imperial Army