Nikolai Yudenich
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich (
Early life
Yudenich was born in
In 1902, Yudenich was appointed commander of the 18th Infantry Regiment, which he continued to command during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. He was wounded in the arm during the Battle of Sandepu and wounded in the neck during the Battle of Mukden. At the end of the war, he was promoted to major general.
From February 1907, Yudenich served as
World War I
At the beginning of
In 1916, Yudenich successfully carried out an
After the
White Army
After the
In June 1919, Yudenich made contact with Admiral
In August 1919, under pressure from the British government, ad hoc to issue a legally-binding guarantee of the independence of his key ally
In early October 1919, Yudenich
On 12 October 1919, the Whites retook
During the civil war, like many other generals, Yudenich issued currency to pay his troops.[5] They were reported to be so worthless that a Tallinn chocolate company requested permission to use the banknotes as wrappers for its products.[6]
On 28 January 1920, General Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, together with several Russian officers and the Estonian Police, arrested Yudenich as he tried to escape to Western Europe. Yudenich was later released from prison.
Later life
After his release, Yudenich departed for exile in France.[7] During his remaining 13 years, he played no significant role among White émigré community there.
Yudenich died at Saint-Laurent-du-Var, near Nice, on the French Riviera, on 5 October 1933.
Honors
- Order of St. Stanislaus3rd degree, 1889
- Order of St. Anne3rd degree 1893
- Order of St. Stanislaus2nd degree 1895
- Order of St. Anne2nd degree 1900
- Order of St Vladimir, 4th degree, 1904
- Order of St Vladimir, 3rd degree with swords, 1906
- Order of St. Stanislaus1st degree with swords, 1906
- Gold Sword for Bravery, 1906
- Order of St. Anne1st degree 1909
- Order of St Vladimir, 2nd degree with swords, 1913
- Order of St. George, 4th class, 1916
- Order of St. George, 3rd class, 1916
- Order of St. George, 2nd class, 2 February 1916
Sources
References
- ^ Egorov, O. (December 27, 2019). "Meet Russian Imperial officers who almost stopped the Bolsheviks". Russia Beyond the Headlines. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Richard K. Debo Survival and Consolidation. The Foreign Policy of Soviet Russia, 1918-1921, p. 126. McGill-Queens University Books, 1992
- ^ Lt Col A J Parrott RLC British Army. With Lieutenant Colonel Hope Carson in Estonia and Russia Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Baltic Defence Review, February, 1999
- ^ Richard K. Debo Survival and Consolidation. The Foreign Policy of Soviet Russia, 1918-1921, pp. 137-139 McGill-Queens University Books, 1992
- ^ Serge, Victor (2011). Revolution in Danger: Writings from Russia 1919–1921. Chicago: Haymarket Books. p. 109.
- ISBN 978-1135506940.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). 1922. .