Dmitry Knyazhevich
Dmitry Maksimovich Knyazhevich | |
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Born | 21 June 1874 |
Died | 1918 Soviet Russia |
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1894–1918 |
Rank | Major General |
Wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
Awards | Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Stanislaus |
Dmitry Knyazhevich (Russian: Дмитрий Максимович Княжевич; 21 June 1874 – 1918) was an Imperial Russian soldier and Olympic fencer.[1] He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
He was a member of the Knyazhevich family, which was a Russian family of Serbian origin that included his grandfather Dmitry, a notable writer, and great-uncle Alexander, who served as Minister of Finance under Alexander II.
He served in the Russo-Japanese War and later World War I, during which he was promoted to Major General. In 1918 during the Russian Civil War, he was killed in battle against the Bolsheviks.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Dmitry Knyazhevich". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Dmitry Knyazhevich Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Dmitry Knyazhevich". «Russian army in a Great war» project.
External links[]
- Dmitry Knyazhevich at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1918 deaths
- Male fencers of the Russian Empire
- Olympic competitors for the Russian Empire
- Fencers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Military personnel of the Russian Empire killed in action
- Russian military personnel stubs
- Russian fencing biography stubs