Gerstentsveig, Vladimir Kaetanovich

Vladimir Kaetanovich Gershtenzweig
Vladimir Kaetanovich Gershtenzweig
Date of Birth	April 6, 1873
Place of Birth	Russian empire
Date of death	August 24, 1914 ( 41)
A place of death	advanced PMV
Affiliation	Russian empire
Type of army	infantry
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	Chinese company (1900-1901) Russian-Japanese warWorld War I

Vladimir Kaetanovich Gershtenzweig (1873 - 1914) - Russian military leader, colonel . The hero of the First World War , died in battle.

Content

1 Biography
2 Awards
3 notes
4 Literature
5 Links

Biography

In 1891, after graduating from the cadet corps, he entered the service. In 1892, after graduating from the Pavlovsk Military School , I was promoted to second lieutenant in the 1st rank and released into the Absheron 81st Infantry Regiment . In 1896 he was promoted to lieutenant .

In 1900 he was promoted to headquarters captain - he commanded a company and a hundred. Since 1900, a member of a Chinese company was wounded.

Since 1904, the captain, a participant in the Russo-Japanese War , commanded a company, was wounded. For military distinctions during the war he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav of the 3rd degree with swords and a bow of the 2nd degree with swords, St. Anna of the 4th degree "For Courage", the 3rd degree with swords and a bow and 2nd degree with swords.

Since 1906, the officer-educator of the Tashkent Cadet Corps . In 1908 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Since 1913, the commander of the battalion of Izmail 189th Infantry Regiment . Since 1914, the colonel , a participant in World War I as part of the Rymnik 192nd Infantry Regiment , commanded the battalion and senior officer of the regiment. September 24, 1914 he died in battle, by the Highest Order of July 9, 1916, was excluded from the lists of those killed in battle with the enemy.

By the highest order of January 13, 1915, for courage, he was awarded the Order of St. George of the 4th degree ^[1] :

For the fact that in the battle of August 17, 1914 near the village of Drishchev, being the head of the combat area, a personal example of courage and courage greatly contributed to the rapid offensive of the regiment, and with its battalion captured 4 enemy guns

Rewards

Order of St. Stanislav of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (VP 1904)
Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree “For Courage” (VP 1904)
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 1904)
Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with swords (VP 1904)
Order of St. Vladimir , 4th class (VP 06.12.1913)
Order of St. George 4th degree (VP 13.01.1915)

Notes

↑ Vladimir Gerstentsveig :: Award documents :: World War I :: OSG-4 (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date accessed August 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 .
VP for the military department // Scout / Russian Disabled person for 1914-1916
RGVIA : F.400. Op. 12. D.26679. L.122-130; F.409. Opt. 1 p / s 262-734 (1914)

Links

Gerstentsveig, Vladimir Kaetanovich (neopr.) . // Project "Russian Army in the Great War".
Gerstentsveig, Vladimir Kaetanovich . // St. George Knights of the Great War

[1] Vladimir Gerstentsveig :: Award documents :: World War I :: OSG-4 (neopr.) . gwar.mil.ru. Date accessed August 23, 2019.