Dmitry Savelyevich Shuvayev (Дмитрий Савельевич Шуваев in Russian

Russian language

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) (10.(24).12.1854 — 1937) was a Russia

Russia

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n military leader, Infantry General (1912).

Dmitry Shuvayev graduated from Alexander Military School (1872) and General Staff Academy

General Staff Academy (Imperial Russia)

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 (1878). He used to command a division

Division (military)

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 (1905) and a corps

Corps

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 (1907-1908). In 1909, Shuvayev was appointed head of Chief Quartermaster

Quartermaster

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 Department and chief quartermaster. He then held a post of Chief Field Quartermaster between December 1915 and March 1916. Shuvayev was appointed military minister in March 1916 and remained on this post until January 1917, when he became a member of the State Council

State Council of Imperial Russia

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. After the October Revolution

October Revolution

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, Shuvayev taught at different military schools.

He retired from military service in the late 1920s. In 1937, Shuvayev was arrested by the NKVD

NKVD

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 and later executed. He was rehabilitated posthumuously.

Honours and awards

• Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (1903), 2nd class with swords (1876), 3rd class with swords and bow (1874)
• Order of St. Anna
  Order of St. Anna
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  , 1st class (1906), 2nd class (1881), 3rd class with swords and bow (1876), 4th class (1874)
• Order of St. Vladimir
  Order of St. Vladimir
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  , 2nd class (5 September 1909), 3rd class (1890), 4th class (1885)
• Order of the White Eagle (25 March 1912)