Dmitrii Grigorevich Shcherbachev papers, 1919-1920

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Summary

Creators:
Shcherbachev, DmitriÄ­ Grigorevich, 1857-1932
Abstract:
Correspondence, orders, reports, and printed matter, relating to Russian military operations during World War I, Russian prisoners of war in Germany, and the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
Russian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dmitrii Grigorevich Shcherbachev papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains archives of General-of-Infantry Dmitrii Shcherbachev, Voennyi Predstavitel' Verkhovnago Pravitelia pri Soiuznykh Pravitel'stvakh i Soiuznom Verkhovnom Komandovanii (Military Representative of Admiral Kolchak to the Allied governments in Paris) It consists of correspondence, reports, orders, newspaper clippings and other printed matter. Contains material relating to Russian military operations during World War I, Russian prisoners of war in Germany, and the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Includes material regarding Russian military personnel remaining on Western Front after World War I, deals with Russian contingents in France and Macedonia, and Russian prisoners of war in Germany, Italy and the Baltic, and describes conditions of life for Russian military personnel in internment camps, especially in France. Includes contents that deal extensively with the repatriation of Russian troops, including problems of transport and destination for repatriated troops into White or Communist held territories. Also deals with the political mood of the soldiers, the effect of Bolshevik propaganda and attempts to form anti-Communist units to fight in the Civil War.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1857
Born, Orlov Province, Russia
1894
Graduated from Nikolaevskaia Akademiia General'nago SHtaba after receiving primary and secondary military education
1903
Promoted to Major General and appointed commander of Leib-Gvardii Pavlovskii Polk
1907
Appointed head of Nikolaevskaia Voennaia Akademiia
1912
Appointed commander of the 9th Army Corps in Kiev. Enters World War I as part of the 3rd Army. Decorated with the Cross of St. George for action in battle
1915
Appointed commander of the 7th Army and took part in Brusilov's Campaign
Appointed commander of the 11th Army and decorated with a second St. George's Cross
1917
Appointed deputy commander of the Romanian Front (under King Ferdinand of Romania). Joined anti-Communist forces during the Civil War
1919-1920
Acted as Military Representative of Admiral Kolchak to Allied Governments in Paris
1932
Died, Nice, France
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1929.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Dmitrii Grigorevich Shcherbachev papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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