Abram Mikhailovich Dragomirov (russian: Абра́м Миха́йлович Драгоми́ров, tr. ; 9 December 1955) was a General in the

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. Following the

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he joined

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in the

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Youth

He was the son of Russian General Mikhail Dragomirov and brother of

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. In 1902–1903, he was chief of staff of the 7th Cavalry Division, and later of the 10th Cavalry Division. In 1912 he became commander of the

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First World War

He started the War at the head of the 2nd Cavalry brigade and in December 1914 became as a General head of the

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. He led the 9th Army Corps in 1915–1916, the 5th Army between August 1916 and April 1917 and the Northern Front until June 1917.

Russian Civil War and exile

According to

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, "Before coming to the

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, General Dragomirov had been working with

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in various anti-Bolshevik activities in

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." He became the third most powerful man in the

after

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and

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. In October 1918, he became the chairman of the Special Council. After the defeat of the White Army, he was evacuated to Constantinople. He moved to Serbia and in 1931 to France. Dragomirov joined

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's pro-

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during

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.Cherniaev, Vladimir Iu. (1997). "The White Generals". In Edward Acton, Vladimir Iu. Cherniaev, and William G. Rosenberg (eds.)
Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution, 1914-1921
'. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. p. 215. . He lived the last 10 years of his life in France and was buried in the

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