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9th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 9th Infantry Division (russian: 9-я пехотная дивизия, ''9-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division was based in Radom and later Poltava in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918. Organization The 9th Infantry Division was part of the 10th Army Corps. *1st Brigade (HQ Poltava) ** 33rd Yelets Infantry Regiment ** 34th Sevsk Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade (HQ Poltava, 1905: Kremenchug) **35th Bryansk Infantry Regiment ** 36th Orel Infantry Regiment *9th Artillery Brigade. Commanders (Division Chiefs) *1871–1876: Fyodor Radetzky *1876–1881: Nikolay Svyatopolk-Mirsky *1903: Nikolai Zarubaev *1905: Sergei Konstantinovich Gershelman *1909: Petr Domozhirov Commanders of the 1st Brigade *1894–1895: Mikhail Zasulich Mikhail Ivanovich Zasulich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Coat Of Arms Of Russian Empire
Lesser, from Eliezer (, "Help/Court of my God"), is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adolf Lesser (1851–1926), German physician * Aleksander Lesser (1814–1884), Polish painter and art critic * Anton Lesser (born 1952), British actor * Axel Lesser (born 1946), East German cross country skier * Edmund Lesser (1852–1918), German dermatologist * Erik Lesser (born 1988), German biathlete * Gabriele Lesser (born 1960), German historian and journalist * George Lesser, American musician * Gerald S. Lesser (1926–2010), American psychologist * Henry Lesser (born 1963), German footballer * J Lesser (born 1970), American musician * Len Lesser (1922–2011), American actor * Louis Lesser (born 1916), American real estate developer * Matt Lesser, Connecticut politician * Mike Lesser (born 1943), British mathematical philosopher and political activist * Milton Lesser or Stephen Marlowe (1928–2008), American author * Norman Lesser (1902–1985), Anglican bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fyodor Radetzky
Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky (Radetzky in German) (; 1820–1890) was a Russian general of German- Silesian extraction. He founded the city of Krasnovodsk (modern Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) in 1869. He commanded the Russian forces at the 3rd stage (September 13–17, 1877) and 4th stage (January 5–9, 1878) of the Battle of Shipka Pass. Military career * Non-commissioned officer: 1838 *Praporshchik: 1839 *Podporuchik: 1844 * Poruchik: 1845 *Stabskapitän: 1849 * Captain: 1850 *Colonel: 1857 *Major general: 1860 *Lieutenant general: 1868 *General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia): 1877 *Adjutant general: 1878 Awards * Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (4.8.1845) * Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class with a bow (16.12.1852) * Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with Imperial Crown (18.8.1855, Imperial Crown on 31.1.1859) * Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class with a bow (4.10.1855) * Order of St. George, 4th class (8.9.1859) * Golden Checker "For Bravery", (10.5.1860) * Order of Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry Divisions Of The Russian Empire
Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine infantry. Although disused in modern times, heavy infantry also commonly made up the bulk of many historic armies. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have traditionally made up the core of the combat arms professions of various armies, with the infantry almost always comprising the largest portion of these forces. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French ''infanterie'', from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, foolish), from which English also gets ''infant''. The individual-soldier term ''infantryma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Vorypaev
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre, Aleks, Aleksa and Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria, and Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy battle line. The earliest attested form of the name, is the Mycenaean Greek feminine anthroponym , , (/Alexandra/), written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alaksandu, alternatively called ''Alakasandu'' or ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Shatilov
Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukrainian version of the name * Włodzimierz (given name) for the Polish version of the name * Valdemar for the Germanic version of the name * Wladimir for an alternative spelling of the name Places * Vladimir, Russia, a city in Russia * Vladimir Oblast, a federal subject of Russia * Vladimir-Suzdal, a medieval principality * Vladimir, Ulcinj, a village in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro * Vladimir, Gorj, a commune in Gorj County, Romania * Vladimir, a village in Goiești Commune, Dolj County, Romania * Vladimir (river), a tributary of the Gilort in Gorj County, Romania * Volodymyr (city), a city in Ukraine Religious leaders * Metropolitan Vladimir (other), multiple * Jovan Vladimir (d. 1016), ruler of Doclea and a saint of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosif Bonch-Bogdanovsky
Iosif may refer to: People *Iosif Amusin, Soviet historian *Iosif Anisim, Romanian sprint canoer *Iosif Blaga, Romanian literary theorist and politician *Iosif Bobulescu, Romanian bishop *Iosif Capotă, Romanian anti-communist resistance fighter *Iosif Iser, Romanian painter and graphic artist *Iosif Mendelssohn, Romanian chess master *Iosif Pogrebyssky, Ukrainian chess master *Iosif Rotariu, Romanian footballer *Iosif Shklovsky, Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist *Iosif Vitebskiy (born 1938), Soviet Ukrainian Olympic medalist and world champion fencer and fencing coach *Iosif Vigu, Romanian footballer and manager *Iosif Vulcan, Austro-Hungarian Romanian magazine editor and cultural figure *Dan Iosif, Romanian politician *Ștefan Octavian Iosif Ștefan Octavian Iosif (; 11 October 1875 – 22 June 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and translator. Life Born in Brașov, Transylvania (part of Austria-Hungary at the time), he studied in his native town and in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Zhdanovsky
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A number of notable persons in the Byzantine Empire, and (via mediation by the Christian Eastern Orthodox Church) in Russian history and earlier East Slavic history are often referred to by this name. "Konstantin" means "firm, constant". There is a number of variations of the name throughout European cultures: * Константин (Konstantin) in Russian (diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian * Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian (diminutive Костя/Kostya) * Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian * Konstantinas in Lithuanian * Konstantīns in Latvian * Konstanty in Polish (diminutive Kostek) * Constantin in Romanian (diminutive Costel), French * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Zasulich
Mikhail Ivanovich Zasulich (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Засу́лич) (December 24, 1843 – 1910) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army, noted for his role as commander of the Russian 2nd Siberian Army Corps in the Battle of the Yalu River, of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. Biography Zasulich was a graduate of the Cadet Corps and the Konstantinovskoe Military Academy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1863, serving with the 93rd Infantry Regiment in Irkutsk. He transferred to the Grenadier Regiment of the Life Guards in 1864. He was with this regiment during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), during which he was highly decorated several times for bravery in combat in the Balkans, especially during the Battle of Philippopolis (1878). He was also promoted to colonel in 1878. In 1887, Zasulich was assigned command of the 101st Infantry Regiment based at Perm. He was promoted to Major General in 1894 and made commander of the 1st Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Domozhirov
Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer * Petr Čech (hurdler) (born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia * Petr Cornelie (born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician * Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust * Petr Kellner (1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman * Petr Korda (born 1968), Czech tennis player * Petr Mitrichev (born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Konstantinovich Gershelman
Sergey Konstantinovich Gershelman (russian: Серге́й Константинович Гершельман, translit=Sergéj Konstantinovič Geshel'man; 26 June 1854 – 17 October 1910), was an Imperial Russian Army general of German descent, who fought in the Russo-Japanese War and served as the Governor-General of Moscow. Ancestry Although it has been claimed, even by Sergei Witte, that Gershelman's ancestors were baptized Jews,Витте Сергей Юльевич (1911)"Царствование Николая Второго" (Witte, S.Yu. "The Reign of Nicholas II". Vol. 2, Ch. 46–52. p. 419 they were actually of German extraction. Gershelman came from the German noble but untitled family of Hörschelmann (or Hoerschelmann), his great-grandfather, Ernst August Wilhelm Hörschelmann von Epichnellen, migrated from Thuringia to Revel (also known as Reval; today's Tallinn). Ernst's son (and Sergey's grandfather), Johann Wilhelm, served as the castellan of Tsar Paul I's pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Zarubaev
Nikolai Platonovich Zarubaev (russian: Никола́й Плато́нович Заруба́ев 1843–10 June 1912) was an Imperial Russian general in the Imperial Russian Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Biography Zarubaev was educated at the Mikhailovsky Voronezh Cadet Corps and Second Constantine Military Academy and commissioned as an officer in the Imperial Guards Grenadier Regiment in 1868. He graduated from the General Staff Academy in 1870, and served in numerous staff positions. He was promoted to colonel in 1875. From 1885-1890, he commanded the 133rd Infantry Regiment. In 1890, Zarubaev was promoted to major general and in 1899 was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the 9th Infantry Division from 1900-1903, when he was made Deputy Commander of the Siberian Military District.Kowner, '' Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War'', p. 437-438. At the start of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), Zarubaev was made commander of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Svyatopolk-Mirsky
Prince Nikolai Ivanovich Svyatopolk-Mirsky (russian: Николай Иванович Святополк-Мирский, pl, Mikołaj Światopełk-Mirski; 29 July 1833 – 8 November 1898) was a Russian cavalry general and politician. In 1895 he purchased the famed Mir Castle Complex, repaired and rebuilt it. Nikolai was born to the family of Tomasz Bogumił Jan Mirski, the ambassador of the semi-independent Kingdom of Poland to Russia. Nikolai's patronymic ''Ivanovich'' was based on a Russified form of the third name of his father. Despite being a descendant of Polish szlachta he was brought up in Saint Petersburg and considered himself Russian. Nikolai graduated from the Page Corps The Page Corps (russian: Пажеский корпус; french: Corps des Pages) was a military academy in Imperial Russia, which prepared sons of the nobility and of senior officers for military service. Similarly, the Imperial School of Jurisprud ... and later served in the Caucasus under Mikhai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
