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Alexander ApukhtinRussian military leader, lieutenant general
Date of Birth: 01.01.1862
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Content:
- Early Life and Military Education
- Advanced Military Studies and Staff Positions
- Regimental Command and Russo-Japanese War
- Distinguished Service in the First World War
- Memel Offensive
- Later Service and Retirement
- Apuchtin died in Tashkent on July 7, 1928, and was buried there.
- - Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree (1889)
- - Swords to the Order of St. Vladimir (1906)
Early Life and Military Education
Alexander Apuchtin was born on September 1, 1878, into a noble family in the Smolensk Governorate of Russia. He entered military service on September 1, 1878, and graduated from the Polotsk Military Gymnasium in 1879 and from the 2nd Konstantinovskoye Military School in 1880. Apuchtin was commissioned as a podporuchik (second lieutenant) in the St. Petersburg Grenadier Regiment.
Advanced Military Studies and Staff Positions
From 1883 to 1886, Apuchtin studied at the Nikolayev Academy of the General Staff, graduating with honors. He then joined the Warsaw Military District and served as senior adjutant to the staff of the 23rd Infantry Division. Apuchtin also held staff positions in the 18th Army Corps and the l-g. Reserve Infantry Regiment.
Regimental Command and Russo-Japanese War
In 1899, Apuchtin became chief of staff of the 22nd Infantry Division. In 1902, he was appointed commander of the 88th Infantry Regiment, which he led in the Russo-Japanese War. On October 4, 1904, Apuchtin was wounded in the leg during an attack on Pulitovskaya and Novgorodskaya heights.
Distinguished Service in the First World War
After the Russo-Japanese War, Apuchtin served as commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 61st Infantry Division and was прикомандирован (assigned) to the General Staff. In 1914, he took command of the 68th Infantry Division and was promoted to general-leutenant in 1915.
Memel Offensive
In March 1915, Apuchtin led the Riho-Shavlin Group in an offensive against Memel and Tilsit in East Prussia. The offensive was a disaster, with Apuchtin's forces suffering heavy losses and failing to achieve their objectives.
Later Service and Retirement
Apuchtin was appointed to the reserve in 1917 and was dismissed from military service in 1918. After the October Revolution, he joined the Red Army and served in the Central Archives. In 1922, Apuchtin became a professor at the Central Asian University and taught military history at the military school and the school of oriental studies.
Apuchtin died in Tashkent on July 7, 1928, and was buried there.
Awards and RecognitionApuchtin received numerous decorations for his military service, including:
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd degree (1889)
- Order of St. Anna, 3rd degree (1892)- Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd degree (1896)
- Order of St. Anna, 2nd degree (1901)
- Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree (1904)
- St. George's Weapon (1905)
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd degree (1906) (presented by the Emperor himself)
- Swords to the Order of St. Vladimir (1906)
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st degree (1908)- Order of St. Anna, 1st degree (1913)
- Swords to the Order of St. Anna, 1st degree (1915)
- Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd degree with swords (1915)
- Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st degree (1916)
Family
Apuchtin married Varvara Petrovna Arapova. They had five children:
- Olga
- Nikolai
- Irina
- Sergei
- Vladimir
