Vasily Chernetsov
Vasily Mikhailovich Chernetsov | |
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| Born | March 22, 1890 |
| Died | January 23, 1918 (aged 27) |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Don Republic White movement |
| Years of service | 1909–1918 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Chernetsov's Partisans |
| Battles/wars | World War I Civil War in Russia |
| Awards | Order of St. Anna of 4th degree for bravery 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" |
Vasily Mikhailovich Chernetsov (Russian: Василий Михайлович Чернецов; March 3, 1890 – January 23, 1918) was a Don Cossack Russian Imperial Army officer who served as a colonel in the Don Army during the Russian Civil War. He led Chernetsov's Partisans, an independent irregular military unit commissioned by ataman Alexey Kaledin on November 7, 1917.
Awards
[edit]- Order of St. Anna of 4th 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
- Gold Sword for Bravery
Literature
[edit]The deaths of Colonel Chernetsov and his partisans at the hands of the Bolsheviks are part of the plot of the Mikhail Sholokhov novel And Quiet Flows the Don.
References
[edit]Categories:
- 1890 births
- 1918 deaths
- Cossacks from the Russian Empire
- Anti-communists from the Russian Empire
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- People of the Russian Civil War
- White movement people
- Don Cossacks
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 4th class
- Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir
- Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Russian military personnel killed in action