Konstantin Mamontov
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Konstantin Konstantinovich Mamontov (Russian: Константин Константинович Мамонтов; 16 October 1869 – 14 February 1920) was a Russian military commander and famous general of the Don Cossacks, who fought in the White Army during the Russian Civil War.
Biography
Mamontov was born in 1869 in Saint Petersburg. After being in a school cadet in the Nicholas Military Academy, he was a student of the prestigious Nicholas Cavalry College in St. Petersburg graduating in 1890, when he joined the regiment of mounted grenadiers of the Imperial Guard as a cornet.
In 1893, he joined the
The Civil War
After the revolution and the collapse of the front General Mamontov and his men returned to their lands of the Don, the
On 12 February he joined the
He participated in the Battle of Tsaritsyn, and the Battle for the Donbas (1919). During the Southern Front counteroffensive, he raided the Bolshevik rear. According to Peter Kenez, "He captured major towns, including Tambov, but moved so quickly that the Bolsheviks could not catch up with him. He caused a great deal of harm; he interrupted communications between front line units and their staffs, blew up bridges, railroad lines, and ammunition dumps, and dispersed newly drafted Red units. Perhaps most important, he created panic and undermined morale."[1]
After the personal order of
See also
References
- ISBN 9780974493459.
- [1] The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979).
External links
Literature
- Klaving, Valery (2003). Гражданская война в России: белые армии [The Russian Civil War: White Armies] (in Russian). Moscow: AST. ISBN 5-17-019260-6.
- Volkov, Sergey Vasilievich (2002). Белое движение. Энциклопедия гражданской войны [The White Movement: Encyclopedia of the Civil War] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Neva, OLMA-Press. ISBN 5-224-04071-X.