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Aleksei Evert
Aleksei Ermolaevich Evert (russian: Алексей Ермолаевич Эверт; german: Alexei Ewert; also written ''Everth'' or ''Ewarts''; 4 March 185712 November 1918 or 10 May 1926) was an Imperial Russian general of Orthodox German extraction. Early life and career Aleksei Ermolaevich Evert was born on March 4, 1857 in Moscow, his family was of nobility of Orthodox German ancestry. He was born to Ermolai I. Evert in the small village of Smolinskoye in the Moscow Governorate. Aleksei graduated from the 1st Moscow Catherine II Cadet Corps in 1874 and the Alexandrovskoye Military School in 1876. After graduating, he served in the Volinsky Life-Guards Regiment. He first saw military action in the Russo-Turkish War in 1877. After that in 1882, Evert graduated from the Nikolayev Academy of General Staff, after which he stayed and served at the Moscow Military District under the commander-in-chief of the military district, General Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie. In late 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadet Corps (Russia)
A Cadet corps (russian: Кадетский корпус, translit=Kadetskiy korpus), historically an admissions-based all-boys military cadets school, prepared boys to become commissioned officers in Imperial Russia. Boys entered a cadet corps between the ages of 8 and 15. History Empress Anna Ivanovna founded the first cadet corps in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, in 1731. The term of education was seven years. All instructors had a military rank; they taught a full program of military preparation. In 1766 Catherine the Great's educational reforms broadened the curriculum to include the sciences, philosophy, ethics, history, and international law. A graduate from the corps became a junker and had prime candidacy for a military career. During the October Revolution and the 1917-1923 Russian Civil War, cadets and junkers largely supported the anti-bolshevik White movement. (Distinguish the military cadets of this era from the members of the Constitutional Democratic Party, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral. Etymology The word in Middle English comes from Anglo-French , "commander", from Medieval Latin , . These evolved from the Arabic () – (), “king, prince, chief, leader, nobleman, lord, a governor, commander, or person who rules over a number of people,” and (), the Arabic article answering to “the.” In Arabic, admiral is also represented as (), where () means the sea. The 1818 edition of Samuel Johnson's '' A Dictionary of the English Language'', edited and revised by the Rev. Henry John Todd, states that the term “has been traced to the Arab. emir or amir, lord or commander, and the Gr. , the sea, q. d. ''prince of the sea''. The word is written both with and without the d, in other languages, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 5th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army. Composition * 7th Infantry Division * 10th Infantry Division Part of * 5th Army: 1914–1915 * 12th Army: 1915 * 10th Army: 1915 * 2nd Army: 1915–1916 * 11th Army: 1916 * 8th Army: 1916 *11th Army: 1917 Commanders * 1905: Nikolai Vonlyarlyarsky * 1909: Nikolai Schutlewort * 1911-1913: Alexander Litvinov * 1914-1917: Pyotr Baluyev Pyotr Semyonovich Baluyev (21 June 1857 – 1923 in Moscow) was an army general in the Imperial Russian Army and commander of the Southwestern Front from 24 July 1917 to 31 July 1917. Biography Baluyev was an inspector and an instructor in the ... References {{Russian Empire Ground Forces Corps of the Russian Empire Military units and formations established in 1877 Military units and formations disestablished in 1918 1877 establishments in the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 14th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar .... Composition * 18th Infantry Division * 13th Cavalry Division * 14th Cavalry Division Part of * 4th Army: 1914 * 9th Army: 1914 *4th Army: 1914 - 1915 * 3rd Army: 1915 * 1st Army: 1916 * 5th Army: 1916 *1st Army: 1916 - 1917 *5th Army: 1917 External links Russian Army, 1914 {{russia-hist-stub Corps of the Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The 11th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian Army Before the war the unit was stationed with the Kiev Military District.http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/RUSS1914.html#CORPS Composition (1914) * 11th Infantry Division (Lutsk) * 32nd Infantry Division (Rovno) * 11th Cavalry Division (Dubno) * 11th Mortar Artillery Battalion * 21st Engineering Battalion Commanders * Alexey Ivanovich Shakhovskoy (1876–1879) * Lieutenant-General Prince Ivan Shakhovskoy, (1888–1892) * Pavel Grigorievich Dukmasov (1894–1895) * Dmitrij Petrovich Dohturov (1895–1900) * Lieutenant General Vladimir Nikolayevich Filipov, (3.03.1900–12.5.1903) * Lieutenant General Alexandr Yakovlevich Tal (1.07.1903–1905) * Lieutenant-General (from 6.12.1907 city – General of Infantry) Ivan Aleksandrovich Fullon, (1.06.1905–7.08.1911) * Lieutenant-General (from 6.12.1912 city – General of Infantry) Nikolai Ivanovich Podvalnyuk, (7.08.1911–13.12.1912) * General of the cavalr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 10th Infantry Division (russian: 10-я пехотная дивизия, ''10-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 Warsaw and later Nizhny Novgorod in the years leading up to 1914. It fought in World War I and was demobilized in 1918. Organization The 10th Infantry Division was part of the 5th Army Corps. *1st Brigade (HQ Nizhny Novgorod) ** 37th Yekaterinburg Infantry Regiment ** 38th Tobolsk Infantry Regiment *2nd Brigade (HQ Kozlov): ** 39th Tomsk Infantry Regiment ** 40th Kolyvan Infantry Regiment *10th Artillery Brigade Commanders *1915–1916: Vasily Timofeyvich Gavrilov Vasily Timofeyvich Gavrilov (born 6 March 1867) was division and corps commanderin the military of the Russian Empire. He fought in the war against the Japanese Empire. He was promoted to Polkovnik in 1905 and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosif Gurko
Count Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko (russian: Граф Ио́сиф Влади́мирович Роме́йко-Гурко́, Iósif Vladímirovič Roméjko-Gurkó; — ), also known as Joseph or Ossip Gourko, was a prominent Russian field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Biography Of Belarusian extraction, Gurko was educated in the Imperial Corps of Pages, entered the hussars of the Imperial Guard as a sub-lieutenant in 1846, became captain in 1857, adjutant to Alexander II of Russia in 1860, colonel in 1861, commander of the 4th Hussar Regiment of Mariupol in 1866, and major-general of the emperor's suite in 1867. He subsequently commanded the grenadier regiment, and in 1873 the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, of the cavalry of the Imperial Guard. Although he took part in the Crimean War, being stationed at Belbek, his claim to distinction is due to his service in the Turkish war of 1877. He led the spearhead of the Russian invasion, took Tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Military District (Russian Empire)
The Warsaw Military District (russian: Варшавский вое́нный о́круг) was a Russian military district of the Imperial Russian Army. It covered the territory of Congress Poland (without the part of Suwałki in Vilno Military District). The Warsaw Military District was created in 1862. When World War I broke out, most of the units of the district (three out of its five infantry corps) were used to form the 2nd Army. Since the territory of the district was overrun by German and Austro-Hungarian armies in the course of 1915, it was dissolved, and its staff used in creating the new Minsk Military District. Composition The Warsaw Military District was an umbrella organisation for all Russian military establishments on its territory. Its main units were five infantry corps: * 6th Army Corps (Russian Empire) (headquarters in Łomża) * 14th Army Corps (Russian Empire) (headquarters in Lublin) * 15th Army Corps (Russian Empire) (headquarters in Warsaw) * 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 3rd Infantry Division (russian: 3-я пехотная дивизия, ''3-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from 1806 until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. From before 1903 to the end of its existence the division was based in Kaluga. History The unit was initially formed in 1806. In 1916, during World War I, the 3rd Infantry Division took part in the Brusilov Offensive. It was demobilized around the time of the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ... and the subsequent unrest. Organization Russian infantry divisions consisted of a staff, two infantry brigades, and one artillery brigade. The 3rd Infantry Division was part of the 17th Army Corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontus Brevern-de La Gardie
Pontus Alexander Ludwig Graf Brevern-de la Gardie (Born von Brevern; russian: Александр Иванович Бреверн де Лагарди, tr. ; ) was a Swedish count, Baltic German nobleman, military officer and statesman of German, French and Swedish descent, in the service of the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the Kharkov and Moscow Military District form 1865 to 1869 and 1879 to 1888 simultaneously. He was also the chief of staff of the Petersburg Military District from 1862 to 1865. Biography Origin Brevern Pontus Alexander Ludwig von Brevern was born on , his father was Heinirch Johann von Brevern auf Kostifer and his mother was Countess Maria De la Gardie. He came from the Kostifer-Isaak branch of the Baltic German Brevern family ( de), the Breverns were of Thuringian origin, originating in Eisleben. They were originated from Johannes Brever (Breuer), a German councillor in Frankenstein (in present-day Ząbkowice Śląskie, Poland). And his grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Military District
The Order of Lenin Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District. History In the beginning of the second half of the 19th century Russian officials realized the need for re-organization of the Imperial Russian Army to meet new circumstances. During May 1862, the War Ministry, headed by Army General Dmitry Milyutin, introduced to Tsar Alexander II of Russia proposals for the reorganization of the army, which included the formation of fifteen military districts. A tsarist edict of 6 August 1864, announced in a Defence Minister’s order on 10 August of the same year, established ten military districts, including Moscow. The District’s territory then comprised 12 provinces: Vladimir, Vologda, Kaluga, Kostroma, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
