Mikhail Kvetsinsky
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Mikhail Fedorovich Kvetsinsky ( (January 3, 1866 – March 31, 1923) was a Russian officer and a military administrator. He became a Lieutenant-General on February 28, 1915.
His education he obtained at the third Alexandrov's Institute, graduating it in 1885 as an infantry officer and soon enrolling into the Nikolayev Academy of General Staff
which he finished it in 1891.
military unit. Since February 25, 1901 - duty staff officer of the Kwantung
armed forces field headquarters.
. From March 9, 1904 he was assigned to the namestnik court of the Russian Far East
and since September 6, 1905 was chief of staff of the Russian Far East
armed forces. From December 27, 1906 he was the commander of the 1st East-Siberian Rifle Regiment.
as part of the 3rd Army of the South-Western front. For his achievements in battles near the town of Kodenitsy in September 1914 he was awarded the Order of Saint George of IV grade (order of April 15, 1915). Since January 8, 1915 he was the commander of the 21st ID. On February 8, 1915 he was transferred as the chief of staff to the 2nd Army of general V. V. Smirnov. From September 21, 1915 chief of staff of the Western front armies, the closest assistant to general Alexei Evert
where actively participated in the planning for the military front operations. On April 3, 1917 he was appointed as the commander of the 3rd Army which was at the left wing of the Western front covering the Polotsk direction. He attempted to resolve the revolutionary situation in his units and even achieved from the Army Committee deportation to the rear of the most revolutionary adjusted saboteur
s. At the start of the June Advance
the army consisted of the 5th, 15th, 20th, and 35th Army Corps, but it did not participated in the advance.
agents. From the October 20, 1917 became the commander of the Kiev Military District
and unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the Kiev Bolshevik Uprising
. He showed himself as a non-initiative leader and virtually surrendered his officers to the Bolsheviks.
along with the rest of the Miller's government officials on ice-breaker Kuzma Minin. During the withdrawal from Arkhangelsk
a sea battle took place between two ice-breakers which is the only battle in the history involving ice-breakers. For a short while the Russian immigrants were interned in the Swedish military camp Wernesmoen. Upon release Kvetsinsky worked as a bootman, but later moved to Lillehammer
, Norway
. There he found job at the local brewery while also driving a taxicab. His son Vasiliy who was a captain in the Russian Army enrolled into the Norwegian Institute of Technology
in Trondheim
. After couple of years Kvetsinsky became really sick and was put into a local Red Cross hospital where he died after several months on March 31, 1923. He was buried at the city's cemetery in Lillehammer.
His education he obtained at the third Alexandrov's Institute, graduating it in 1885 as an infantry officer and soon enrolling into the Nikolayev Academy of General Staff
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...
which he finished it in 1891.
Staff adjutant
Since February 9, 1892 he was a senior staff adjutant of the 17th Infantry Division (ID) and since October 12 the same year he was the assistant to the senior staff adjutant of the Warsaw Military District. February 1, 1893 he was appointed as the senior staff adjutant of the 3rd Guard ID.Staff officer
From December 6, 1893 until February 25, 1902 he was assigned as a staff officer to the headquarters of the 1st East-Siberian Rifle Brigade. July 15-September 8, 1900 he was the Chief of Staff of the South-ManchuriaManchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
military unit. Since February 25, 1901 - duty staff officer of the Kwantung
Kwantung Leased Territory
The Kwantung Leased Territory was a territory in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula in Inner Manchuria that existed from 1898 to 1945. It was one of the numerous territorial concessions that the Empire of China was compelled to award to foreign countries at the end of the 19th century...
armed forces field headquarters.
Commanding officer
Since June 2, 1901 - acting military commissioner at the Mukden court, February 27 of next year in the Mukden government. From February 23, 1904 he was the chief of Mukden garrison and the participant of the Russo-Japanese WarRusso-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...
. From March 9, 1904 he was assigned to the namestnik court of the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
and since September 6, 1905 was chief of staff of the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
armed forces. From December 27, 1906 he was the commander of the 1st East-Siberian Rifle Regiment.
World War I
On July 6, 1910 he was appointed the chief of staff at the 3rd Caucasus Army Corps with which he entered the World War IWorld 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...
as part of the 3rd Army of the South-Western front. For his achievements in battles near the town of Kodenitsy in September 1914 he was awarded the Order of Saint George of IV grade (order of April 15, 1915). Since January 8, 1915 he was the commander of the 21st ID. On February 8, 1915 he was transferred as the chief of staff to the 2nd Army of general V. V. Smirnov. From September 21, 1915 chief of staff of the Western front armies, the closest assistant to general Alexei Evert
Alexei Evert
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....
where actively participated in the planning for the military front operations. On April 3, 1917 he was appointed as the commander of the 3rd Army which was at the left wing of the Western front covering the Polotsk direction. He attempted to resolve the revolutionary situation in his units and even achieved from the Army Committee deportation to the rear of the most revolutionary adjusted saboteur
Saboteur
A saboteur is someone who commits sabotage.It may also refer to:*Morituri , a 1965 film also known as The Saboteur*Saboteur , a card game by Frederic Moyersoen, published in 2004...
s. At the start of the June Advance
Kerensky Offensive
The Kerensky Offensive was the last Russian offensive in World War I. It took place in July 1917.- Background :...
the army consisted of the 5th, 15th, 20th, and 35th Army Corps, but it did not participated in the advance.
Struggle against the Bolshevik agitators
After the July activities partook serious preventive actions to cease the revolutionary agitation in the army including after artillery fire the decommissioning of the 693rd Infantry Slutsk Regiment (174th ID, 20th Army Corps) which refused to surrender the BolshevikBolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
agents. From the October 20, 1917 became the commander of the Kiev Military District
Kiev Military District
The Kiev Military District was a Russian unit of military-administrative division of the Imperial Russian Army and subsequently of the Ukrainian Army, RKKA, and Soviet Armed Forces...
and unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the Kiev Bolshevik Uprising
Kiev Bolshevik Uprising
The Kiev Bolshevik Uprising was a military struggle for power in Kiev after the fall of the Russian Provisional Government due to the October Revolution, that ended with a victory for the Kievan Committee of the Bolshevik Party and the Central Rada.-Chronology of activities:On November 7, 1917...
. He showed himself as a non-initiative leader and virtually surrendered his officers to the Bolsheviks.
End of Career
When general Miller was appointed the head of the anti-Bolshevik government of the Sever Oblast in January 1919 Kvetsinsky was placed as the chief of his headquarters. Later Kvetsinsky was requested to resign, yet remained the chief of staff until the evacuation of the Russian forces in February 1920. He emigrated to Tromse, NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
along with the rest of the Miller's government officials on ice-breaker Kuzma Minin. During the withdrawal from Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
a sea battle took place between two ice-breakers which is the only battle in the history involving ice-breakers. For a short while the Russian immigrants were interned in the Swedish military camp Wernesmoen. Upon release Kvetsinsky worked as a bootman, but later moved to Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. There he found job at the local brewery while also driving a taxicab. His son Vasiliy who was a captain in the Russian Army enrolled into the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. After couple of years Kvetsinsky became really sick and was put into a local Red Cross hospital where he died after several months on March 31, 1923. He was buried at the city's cemetery in Lillehammer.
External links
- Hronos.ru biography page (in Russian)