Yakov Schkinsky

Yakov Federovich Shkinsky (4 June 1858 – 22 April 1938) was an Imperial Russian division and corps commander. He fought in the wars against the Ottoman Empire and the Empire of Japan. After the October Revolution, he fought against the Bolsheviks and after the end of the subsequent civil war, he emigrated to Yugoslavia.

Yakov Federovich Shkinsky
Born(1853-06-04)4 June 1853
Died22 April 1938(1938-04-22) (aged 79)
Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Allegiance Russian Empire
White movement
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Commands held18th Infantry Division
3rd Guards Infantry Division
1st Siberian Army Corps
21st Army Corps
Irkutsk Military District
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Russo-Japanese War
World War I
Russian Civil War

Awards

Preceded by
Commander of the 18th Infantry Division
1907–1908
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Commander of the 3rd Guards Infantry Division
1908–1910
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Aleksandr Gerngross
Commander of the 1st Siberian Army Corps
1910–1911
Succeeded by
Arkady Nikanorovich Nishenkov
Preceded by
Commander of the 21st Army Corps
1914–1915
Succeeded by

Sources

  • Волков С.В. Офицеры российской гвардии, М., 2002
  • Высочайшие приказы о чинах военных, 04.1914
  • Незабытые могилы, т. 6, кн. 3
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