Vladimir Vitkovsky
Vladimir Konstantinovich Vitkovsky | |
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1st Army Corps (VSUR) | |
| Years of service | 1905–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Vladimir Konstantinovich Vitkovsky (April 21, 1885 – January 18, 1978) was a White Army general in the Russian Civil War.
He was born in
Order of Saint Stanislaus
.
In early 1918 Vitkovsky joined the special Russian volunteer brigade under the command of Colonel
Second Kuban Campaign
and in June 1918 he commanded a battalion and then the 2nd regiment, replacing Colonel Mikhail Jebrak, who had fallen in battle. In November he commanded a brigade of the 3rd Division and was promoted to major-general in December 1918.
In February 1919 Vitkovsky was appointed head of the 3rd Drozdovski Division, with which he participated in the
Novorossiisk. In April 1920 he became lieutenant-general and received the Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus for his actions in the Northern Taurida Operation
.
After the defeat of the White movement, he evacuated to
Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel. After staying briefly in Bulgaria (1921–1922), he went to Paris, France, where he was a member of the Russian All-Military Union. After World War II, he emigrated to the United States. He died in San Francisco, California.[1]
Compositions
- Константинопольский поход: из воспоминаний о Галлиполи. Париж, 1933.
- В борьбе за Россию: воспоминания. Сан-Франциско, 1963.
References
- ^ Желябин А. Белградская находка // Старый цейхгауз. № 33. — с 10.
External links
- Биография
- Биография
- Воспоминания генерала Врангеля[permanent dead link]
- Лобыцин В. Русская армия в Галлиполи
- Фотография штаба 1-й пех. дивизии в Галлиполи
- Уникальные документы и фотографии генерала Витковского В. К.
- "Vladimir Vitkovsky". «Russian army in a Great war» project.
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