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Fyodor Kostyayev
Fyodor Vasilyevich Kostyayev (; 20 February 1878 – 27 September 1925) was a military officer in the Russian Imperial Army and following the October Revolution in the Red Army. Biography Born to an Orthodox family from the Russian nobility in Courland Governorate. He received his education in Orenburg Nepluyevsky Cadet Corps. In 1899 he graduated from the Mykolaiv Engineering School. He joined service on September 1, 1896, served in the 2nd Caucasian Sapper and 4th Railway Battalions. Since August 9, 1899 he was Podporuchik and since August 13, 1901 Poruchik. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. In 1905 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff for the first category, captain since May 28, 1905. The censored command of the company served from November 8, 1905 to December 14, 1906 in the Life Guards of the St. Petersburg Regiment. On January 10, 1907 he was promoted to the assistant to the senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Irku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelgava
Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1578–1795) and the administrative center of the Courland Governorate (1795–1918). Jelgava is situated on a fertile plain rising only above mean sea level on the right bank of the river Lielupe. At high water the plain and sometimes the town as well can be flooded. It is a railway center and is also host to Jelgava Air Base. Its importance as a railway centre can be seen by the fact that it lies at the junction of over 6 railway lines connecting Riga to Lithuania, eastern and western Latvia, and Lithuania to the Baltic sea. Name Until 1917, the city was officially referred to as Mitau. The name Jelgava is believed to be derived from the Livonian word ''jālgab'', meaning "town on the river." The ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Siberian Army Corps
The 1st Siberian Army Corps was an elite unit of the Imperial Russian Army. It was raised in May 1900 and disbanded in August 1918. History The 1st Siberian Army Corps was raised in May 1900 under the command of Lieutenant General Nikolai Linevich and was one of the two most engaged Russian corps during the Russo-Japanese War. It took part in the battle of Telissu, the battle of Tashihchiao, the battle of Liaoyang, the battle of Sandepu and the battle of Mukden.Kowner, p. 93 It also took part in World War I. Its last major action was at the Battle of Galați. Organization 1904 * 1st Siberian Rifle Division (Lieutenant General Gerngross) **1st Brigade (Major General Rutowski) *** 1st Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) ***2nd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) **2nd Brigade (Major General Maximovich) ***3rd Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) ***4th Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) ** 1st East Siberian Rifle Artillery Brigade (Major General Lutshkovski) ***4 Field Artillery Batteries (6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Jelgava
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People From Courland Governorate
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Military Personnel Of The Russo-Japanese War
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People Of The Russian Civil War
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Russian Military Personnel Of World War I
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet * Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Generals
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Imperial Russian Army Generals
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Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (russian: Михаи́л Дми́триевич Бонч-Бруе́вич; – 3 August 1956) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet military commander (Lieutenant General from 1944). His family belonged to the nobility of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The son of a land surveyor and a member of the minor nobility, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Surveying - and later from the General Staff Academy. From 1892 to 1895 Bonch-Bruyevich served as an officer with the Lithuanian Guards Regiment, posted at Warsaw.''From Tsarist General to Red Army Commander'' by Mikhail Bonch-Bruyevich, translated by Vladimir Vezey, Progress Publishers, 1966, p48 First World War At the outbreak of World War I in 1914 Bonch-Bruyevich commanded the 176th Perevolochensky Regiment, based at Chernigov. He witnessed the Russian aviator Pyotr Nesterov's fatal aerial ramming attack on 25 August 1914 .S.during the Battle of Galicia. After the Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of The General Staff (Russia)
The Chief of the General Staff (russian: Начальник Генерального штаба) is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Russian Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. He is appointed by the President of Russia, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Chief of the General Staff is Army General Valery Gerasimov. List of chiefs of the general staff † denotes people who died in office. Imperial Russian Army (1812–1917) ;Director of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of War ;Chief of the Main Staff ;Chief of the General Directorate of the General Staff Council of People's Commissars on War and Navy Affairs (1917–1918) {, width=100% , , width=50% valign=top , Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic (1918–1921) {, width=100% , , width=50% valign=top , , width=50% valign=top , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolay Rattel
Nikolai Iosifovich Rattel (russian: Никола́й Ио́сифович Ра́ттэль; December 3, 1875 – March 3, 1939) was a Russian general, Soviet military leader, a participant in the Russian-Japanese war, First World War and Russian Civil War. Biography In 1893 he graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Cadet Corps. In 1896 he studied at the Pavel Military School. He joined the Life Guards Lithuanian Regiment of the Imperial Guard and promoted to lieutenant (seniority since August 12, 1896). Poruchik since August 12, 1900, in 1902 he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff for the first class; The camp gathering was serving in the Warsaw Military District. In 1904 he was a commander in the 122nd Tambov Infantry Regiment. Russo-Japanese war In February–March 1904 he served as the chief officer for office work and assignments in the management of military communications of the Manchurian army. Since March 30, 1904 he was the chief officer for special assignm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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