Alexander J. Kravtsov

Alexander J. Kravtsov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Кравцов [Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kravtsov], October 11, 1893 – 1920) was a Russian Imperial Army Yesaul during the First World War and a Commander of the Northern Group of the Orenburg Independent Army in the White movement during the Ataman Alexander Dutovs revolt against the Soviet authorities in Orenburg[1] in 1918. He was also one of the Orenburg Army officers who participated in the march across the Turgaj steppe.

Kravtsov J. Alexander
Junker A.Y. Kraftsov
Born(1893-10-11)October 11, 1893
settlement Vozdvízhenskaya
DiedJanuary 12, 1920(1920-01-12) (aged 26)
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army, Orenburg Cossacks Army
RankYesaul
Commands held1st military okrug of the Orenburg Cossacks Army
Battles/warsWorld War I

Civil War in Russia

AwardsOrder of St. Anna of 4th degree for bravery
Order of St. Anna of 2nd degree
Order of St. Anna of 3rd degree
Order of Saint Stanislaus of 3rd degree
Order of Saint Stanislaus of 2nd degree
Order of St. Vladimir of 4th degree
* Golden St. George weapons "For bravery"

Background and early life

Alexander Kravtsov was born in a settlement Vozdvízhenskaya, in a noble family of Kravtsov on October 11, 1893, son of cavalry officer Jacob S. Kravtsov and his wife Marie. In 1914, Kravtsov graduated from Orenburg Military School for the 1st Class and later served in the 14th Orenburg Cossacks Regiment.[2]

Military career

Yesaul Kravtsov received the Gold Sword for Bravery during World War I on the Eastern Front for his personal bravery on the battle field in 1915. After the revolution and the collapse of the front Alexander Kravtsov returned home. Like most of the Cossacks he was an outspoken opponent of the Bolsheviks and joined at the first opportunity to form a partisan detachment. Get under command North Groupe of Orenburg Army during the Ataman Alexander Dutovs revolt[3] against the Soviet authorities in Orenburg in 1918. Assistant Commandant of Orenburg Army HQ (November 1918). He was seriously wounded during the Battle for Orsk on July 29, 1918.

Awards and decorations
Russian Empire awards and decorations
Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class, 1916
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class, 1914
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class, 1914
Order of Saint Anna, 4th Class, 1914
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class, 1916
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class, 1915
Gold Saint George Sword for Bravery, 1915

See also

References
  1. Akulin I.G., Orenburg Cossack Host in fight with Bolsheviks
  2. Ganin A.V., Semenov, V.G.: Officer corps of the Orenburg Army in 1891—1945. М., 2007
  3. Ganin A.V.: Orenburg Cossack Army in Civil War and in immigration 1917—1945. 2006
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