Konstantin Alexandrovich Vitsnuda (1872 - 1915) - Russian military leader, major general (1915; posthumous). The hero of the First World War , died in battle.
| Konstantin Alexandrovich Vitsnuda | ||||||||
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| Date of Birth | May 20, 1872 | |||||||
| Place of Birth | Nikolaev , Russian Empire | |||||||
| Date of death | February 6, 1915 (42 years old) | |||||||
| Place of death | v. Starozhintsy (advanced PMV ) | |||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||
| Type of army | General base | |||||||
| Rank | major general | |||||||
| Battles / wars | Russian-Japanese war World War I | |||||||
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Biography
He entered the service in 1888 after graduating from the Nikolaev Real School. In 1891, after graduating from the Alekseevsky Military School , I was promoted to second lieutenant in the 1st category and released to the 5th reserve artillery brigade.
In 1894 he was promoted to lieutenant , in 1897 he was promoted to headquarters captains as a senior battery officer of the 31st artillery brigade. In 1899, after graduating from the Nikolaev military academy , I was promoted to captain , senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 3rd cavalry division. Since 1901, the company commander of the 1st infantry of His Majesty the Life Guards Regiment .
Since 1904, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War , lieutenant colonel - headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 6th Army Corps. Since 1905, etc. Chief of Staff of the 1st Siberian Infantry Division. For military distinctions in the war, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords, St. Anna of the 3rd degree with swords and a bow and 2nd degree with swords and St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and a bow.
Since 1906, the commander of the battalion of the Bialystok 50th Infantry Regiment and the headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the Vilna Military District . In 1908 he was promoted to colonel - chief of staff of the 29th Infantry Division . Since 1914, a participant in World War I - the commander of the Maloyaroslavsky 116th Infantry Regiment . On February 6, 1915 he died in a battle near the village of Starozhnitsa. By the Highest Order of April 5, 1915, he was removed from the list of those killed in battle with the enemy [1] . By the highest order of July 11, 1915, he was posthumously promoted to major general posthumously for military distinctions.
The highest order of March 21, 1915 for courage awarded the St. George weapons [2] :
| The commander of the 116th Maloyaroslavsky Infantry Regiment, Konstantin Vitsnude, now killed, for taking command of the actions of his regiment in the battles from October 14 to October 22, 1914, with a bayonet strike, took the enemy’s fortified position near the village of Praviy-Lyas and captured two enemy guns, and in a battle near the village of Gross-Iodup a company with two officers was captured |
Rewards
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (VP 1902)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (VP 1904)
- Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1905)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1906)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and bow (VP 1906)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (VP 12.02.1912)
- St. George's weapon (VP 21.03.1915)
Notes
- ↑ Vitsnuda Konstantin :: Named lists of losses :: World War I . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment July 21, 2019.
- ↑ Vitsnuda Konstantin :: Award documents :: World War I :: St. George's Arms . gwar.mil.ru. Date of treatment July 21, 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 .
- VP for the military department // Russian invalid / Scout for 1915
- RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.25162. L.718 (1909); D.26975. L. 94-96; Op.17. D.24789 (1915)
Links
- Vitsnuda, Konstantin Alexandrovich . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
- Vitsnuda, Konstantin Alexandrovich . // St. George Knights of the Great War.