Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov was a Russian General who served in the Russian Imperial Army.

He served in the army from 1901 to 1917.

The First World War

Sakharov started the war as the commander of the 11th Army Corps

11th Army Corps (Russian Empire)

The 11th Army Corps was an Army corps in the Imperial Russian ArmyBefore the war the unit was stationed with the Kiev Military District.- Composition :* 11th Infantry Division * A. A. Kersnowski, Istorija russkoj armii, Moscow 1994....

. He participated in the Galician battle. From 22 August 1914 to September 4, 1915 he served as the Governor of Orenburg

Orenburg

Orenburg is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow, very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 546,987 ; 549,361 ; Highest point: 154.4 m...

 commanding the Orenburg Cossack troops, but effectively continued to lead the shell. From September 4, 1915 he was formally re-appointed as the commander of the 11th Army Corps. On 25 October 1915 he was Commander of the 11th Army. Under his command, this army was deployed on the South-Western Front.

On 19 October 1916 he became commander of the Danube Army, set up to support Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. With the creation of the Romanian Front

Romanian Front

The Romanian Front was a Fascist party created in 1935 - being led by Alexandru Vaida-Voevod as a splinter group from the National Peasants' Party.-History:...

 from the Danube army and remnants of the Romanian army on December 12, 1916 Sakharov was appointed to serve under King Ferdinand I of Romania

Ferdinand I of Romania

Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...

.

After the February Revolution

February Revolution

The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...

 Saharov was removed from any command on 2 Apr, 1917. He remained only a member of the Alexander Committee's injuries (from 04.09.1915). He lived in Romania, and then in the Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

. He was shot by the Green Army in Karasubazara, Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

 in 1920.

Decorations

• The Order of St. Anne 3rd st. (1879);
• Order of St. Stanislaus 3rd st. (1880);
• The Order of St. Anne 2nd st. (1888);
• The Order of St. Vladimir 4th st. (1892);
• The Order of St. Vladimir the 3rd st. (1900);
• Golden weapons (1901);
• Golden weapons decorated with diamonds (1904);
• Order of St. Stanislaus 1st. with swords (1904);
• The Order of St. Anne's 1st. (06.12.1911);
• The Order of St. George the 4th st.(VP 27.09.1914). "For the differences in the cases against the enemy."
• The Order of St. George 3rd st. (VP 27.10.1915). - "For the successful action in August and September 1915 in the area Gayvoronki and Sokolusa, including the taking of some 17 thousand prisoners."