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Gleb VannovskiyRussian lieutenant general.
Date of Birth: 05.03.1862
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov: A Distinguished Russian General
- Military Career
- - 1893-1894: Commanded a squadron in the 3rd Dragoon Sumy Regiment.
- Foreign Service and Combat Experience
- - Awarded the Golden Weapon (1907) for his combat accomplishments.
- - 1914: Appointed Commander of the 5th Don Cossack Division.
- - 1917: Resisted the July offensive of the 7th Austro-Hungarian Army.
Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov: A Distinguished Russian General
Early Life and EducationBorn on January 30, 1865, Nikolai Ivanovich Ivanov attended the Page Corps (1882) and the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff (1891).
Military Career
- 1892: Joined the 1st Horse Artillery Battery, later transferred to the Guards Horse Artillery.
- 1893-1894: Commanded a squadron in the 3rd Dragoon Sumy Regiment.
- 1896: Transferred to the General Staff, serving as junior clerk in the Military Science Committee.
Foreign Service and Combat Experience
- 1900-1904: Military agent in Japan, participating in the Chinese Campaign (1900-01) and Russo-Japanese War (1904-05).
- Awarded the Golden Weapon (1907) for his combat accomplishments.
Command Roles- 1906: Commander of the 37th Dragoon Regiment.
- 1908: Commander of the 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division; later, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 13th Cavalry Division.
- 1914: Appointed Commander of the 5th Don Cossack Division.
World War I- 1914: Awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree, for valor during the Battle of Galicia.
- 1917: Commanded XXXV Army Corps, later XLII Army Corps, and finally the 1st Army in the Carpathian Mountains.
- 1917: Resisted the July offensive of the 7th Austro-Hungarian Army.
Post-War and Later Life- 1917: Briefly arrested for supporting General Kornilov's rebellion.
- 1917: Retired from active duty and emigrated after the Russian Revolution.
