| Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev | |
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| Born | 2 February 1875 Yermakovskaya [ru], Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1943 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire White movement |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev (Russian: Виктор Захарьевич Савельев; 2 February 1875 – 1943) was a Russian general. At the beginning of World War I, he was still a colonel. He was promoted to major general in 1915. He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Anna, the Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) and the Gold Sword for Bravery. After the October Revolution, he opposed the Bolsheviks and later emigrated to Bulgaria.
References
Bibliography
Клавинг В.. Гражданская война в России: Белые армии. — М., 2003. — (Военно-историческая библиотека)
External links
- "Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev". «Russian army in a Great war» project.
- Всероссийское генеалогическое древо.
- Казаки в зарубежье.
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| Preceded byAleksandr Benzengr | Chief of Staff of the 1st Don Cossack Division 1915 |
Succeeded byVladimir Popov |
- 1875 births
- 1943 deaths
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- People of the Russian Civil War
- Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class
- Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery
- White Russian emigrants to Bulgaria