Vasily Georgievich Boldyrev (russian: Василий Георгиевич Болдырев; – 20 August 1933) was an Imperial Russian army commander. He was born in

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and fought in the war against the

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. He participated in World War I. After the February Revolution, on 19 April 1917 he was appointed commander of the 43rd Army Corps. A

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since 29 April 1917, he replaced General Danilov on 9 September 1917 as commander of the 5th Army. In the beginning of August 1918 Boldyrev arrived in Samara, and was elected as one of the 5 members of the

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. After the arrival of

Admiral Kolchak Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak (russian: link=no, Александр Васильевич Колчак; – 7 February 1920) was an Imperial Russian admiral, military leader and polar explorer who served in the Imperial Russian Navy and fought ...

, he gave up his post and went to Japan on 28 November. He returned to Vladivostok in the beginning of 1920, and became Commander of the land and naval forces of the Far East (08.04 - 12.12.1920). In this capacity, he signed the Russian-Japanese agreement for a "neutral zone". He stayed in Vladivostok, and after the capture of the city by the Red Army on 5 November 1922 he was arrested. In prison, he declared his willingness to serve the Soviet government. In the summer of 1923 he was released. After that, he became a teacher and a research assistant at the West-Siberian Institute of Industrial Economic Research. On December 29, 1932 (according to other data in August 1933), he was arrested on suspicion of having contacts with Japanese intelligence, or according to other data, of organizing a counterrevolutionary plot. He was shot on 20 August 1933.

Awards

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

, 4th class, 1906 *

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 ...

, 3rd class *

Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) pl, Order św. Stanisława , image = , caption = , image2 = , caption2 = Ribbon of the order , awarded_by = Head of the House of Romanov , type = Dynastic order of knighthood , motto ...

, 2nd class, 1907 *

, 2nd class, 1908 *

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 ...

, 4th degree (May 29, 1915)

References

* В. Ж. Цветков «Генерал Дитерихс»

External links

Загадка генерала Болдырева: новые документы по истории белой Сибири

С. А. Красильников. Год 1928-й в восприятии сибирской интеллигенции

Фотография командования Северного фронта. Болдырев стоит первый слева.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boldyrev, Vasily 1875 births 1933 deaths Russian military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War Russian military personnel of World War I White movement generals Russian people executed by the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class