Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev (russian: Виктор Захарьевич Савельев; 2 February 1875 – 1943) was a Russian general. At the beginning of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he was still a

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. He was promoted to

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in 1915. He was a recipient of the

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...

, the

Order of Saint George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

, the

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and the

Gold Sword for Bravery The Gold Sword for Bravery (russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was set up with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807 and abolished ...

. After the

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, he opposed the Bolsheviks and later emigrated to

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References

Bibliography

* '. Гражданская война в России: Белые армии. — М., 2003. — (Военно-историческая библиотека)

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* ttp://passion-don.org/museum/spkaz_s.html Казаки в зарубежье. {{DEFAULTSORT:Savelyev, Viktor 1875 births 1943 deaths Russian military personnel of World War I People of the Russian Civil War Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery White Russian emigrants to Bulgaria