Alexei Evert
Encyclopedia
Alexei Evert was a Russian Imperial
General in World War I
, notable for his role as commander of the Russian Western Army Group in the Brusilov Offensive
.
Evert joined the army in 1876 after graduation from Alexander Military School. In 1882 he graduated from General Staff Academy
and served in the staffs of 3rd infantry division (1882–1886), Warsaw military district (1888–1893), 11th, 4th and 5th army corps. During the Russo-Japanese war
he served as a Chief of Staff of the 1st Manchurian army. From 1908 he was a commander of the 13th army corps, and from 1912 - of the Irkutsk military district.
based in Galicia in September 1914, replacing General Anton von Saltza
. In August 1915 he was promoted to command Western Army Group. He participated in the unsuccessful Lake Naroch Offensive
and the Brusilov Offensive
where he commenced a weak and poorly prepared offensive against the Germans to assist Aleksei Brusilov
.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
General in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, notable for his role as commander of the Russian Western Army Group in the Brusilov Offensive
Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive , also known as the June Advance, was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the most lethal battles in world history. Prof. Graydon A. Tunstall of the University of South Florida called the Brusilov Offensive of 1916 the worst crisis of...
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Evert joined the army in 1876 after graduation from Alexander Military School. In 1882 he graduated from General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Imperial Russia)
The General Staff Academy was a Russian military academy, established in 1832 in St.Petersburg. It was first known as the Imperial Military Academy , then in 1855 it was renamed Nicholas General Staff Academy and in 1909 - Imperial Nicholas Military Academy The General Staff Academy was a...
and served in the staffs of 3rd infantry division (1882–1886), Warsaw military district (1888–1893), 11th, 4th and 5th army corps. During the Russo-Japanese war
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
he served as a Chief of Staff of the 1st Manchurian army. From 1908 he was a commander of the 13th army corps, and from 1912 - of the Irkutsk military district.
World War I
At the start of the war Evert was handed command of the Russian Fourth Army4th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian Fourth Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern Front.-Composition:At the beginning of the war, the army consisted of:...
based in Galicia in September 1914, replacing General Anton von Saltza
Anton von Saltza
Anton Jegorowitsch Saltza was a Russian Imperial General in World War I. He participated in the Battle of Galicia where he commanded the Russian 4th Army. He was replaced by Alexei Evert during the battle as the commander of the 4th Army....
. In August 1915 he was promoted to command Western Army Group. He participated in the unsuccessful Lake Naroch Offensive
Lake Naroch Offensive
The Lake Naroch Offensive was a battle mainly fought in March 1916 to relieve the German pressure against the French at Verdun.- Background :...
and the Brusilov Offensive
Brusilov Offensive
The Brusilov Offensive , also known as the June Advance, was the Russian Empire's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the most lethal battles in world history. Prof. Graydon A. Tunstall of the University of South Florida called the Brusilov Offensive of 1916 the worst crisis of...
where he commenced a weak and poorly prepared offensive against the Germans to assist Aleksei Brusilov
Aleksei Brusilov
Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov was a Russian general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 offensive which would come to bear his name. The innovative and relatively successful tactics used were later copied by the Germans...
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Honours and awards
- Order of St. GeorgeOrder of St. GeorgeThe Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George The Military Order of the Holy Great-Martyr and the Triumphant George (also known as Order of St. George the Triumphant, Russian: Военный орден Св...
, 4th class (18 September 1914), 3rd class (8 October 1915) - Order of St. AnnaOrder of St. AnnaThe Order of St. Anna ) is a Holstein and then Russian Imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 14 February 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia...
, 4th class (1878), 3rd st. (1885), 2nd class (1895). 1st class (1907) - Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class with swords and bow (1879), 2nd class (1888), 1st class with swords (28 February 1906)
- Order of St. VladimirOrder of St. VladimirThe Cross of Saint Vladimir was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus....
, 4th class (1899), 3rd class (1903), 2nd class (6 December 1912) - Gold Sword for BraveryGold Sword for BraveryThe Gold Sword for Bravery was a Russian Empire 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 in 1917. From 1913 to 1917 it was renamed the St George Sword and considered as one of the grades of the Order...
(18 June 1906) - Order of the White Eagle (10 January 1915)
- Order of St. Alexander NevskyOrder of St. Alexander NevskyThe Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire.-History:The introduction of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was planned by Emperor Peter I of Russia...
, with swords (10 January 1915)