Petro Bolbochan

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Petro Bolbochan
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Born5 (17) October 1883
Yarivka village, now Khotyn district, Chernivtsi region
Died28 June 1919
Allegiance Ukrainian People's Republic[1]
Years of service1918–1919
Commands heldcommander of the second hut of the Separate Zaporizhia Detachment, commander of the Crimean group of the Army of the Ukrainian People's Republic
Battles/warsWorld War I Lake Naroch Offensive Soviet–Ukrainian War Crimea Operation (1918)

Petro Bolbochan (October 5, 1883, Yarivka village, now Khotyn district, Chernivtsi region - June 28, 1919, Balyn village, now Dunaivtsi Raion, Khmelnytsky region) - Ukrainian military figure, colonel of the UPR Army, leader of the Crimean operation against the Bolsheviks to establishment of Ukrainian power on the territory of the peninsula and taking control of the Black Sea Fleet.[1] From November 1918 to January 1919, Bolbochan headed the Defense of Northeastern Ukraine.[2][3]

Biography[]

Petro Fedorovich Bolbochan was born on October 5 (17), 1883[1] in the village of Yarivka, Khotyn district, Bessarabia Governorate (now Yarivka village, Khotyn district, Chernivtsi region) in the family of a Moldavian Orthodox priest, Fedor Alekseevich Bolbochan. Father — also from the family of a priest, was born in the village. Lipnik, Sorokin district Governorate, Bessarabian Governorate.[4]

In 1905 he graduated from the Chisinau Theological Seminary.

In 1909 he graduated from the Chuguiv Infantry Junker School.

During the First World War he was an officer of the 38th Tobolsk Regiment.

Ukrainian People's Army[]

After the revolution, Bolbochan actively began organizing Ukrainian military units and helped form the 1st Bohdan Khmelnytsky Ukrainian Regiment from Russian army units.[5][1] On November 22, 1917, Peter Bolbochan was appointed commander of the regiment. Early December 1918 the 1st Ukrainian Regiment was liquidated by order of the Bolshevik's.[1] Despite Bolbochan's resistance, the regiment was disarmed and the barracks blown up, number of soldiers died in the process.[1] In January 1918 Bolbochan created a new military formation that became the 2nd Zaporizhzhya infantry hut, later regiment.[1] On March 2, 1918, the 2nd Zaporizhzhya regiment, led by Petro Bolbochan, was the first to enter Kyiv, ahead of the German imperial army, and took control of the city without Bolshevik resistance.[1] The Zaporozhians then took control of Hrebinka, Lubny, Romodan, and Poltava.[1]

From November 1918 to January 1919, Bolbochan headed the Defense of Northeastern Ukraine.[1]

Bolbochan was arrested for criticizing the inconsistent policies of the Ukrainian People's Republic government, convicted by a court-martial, and shot.[1] At the time of sentencing, he was 35 years old.[1]

A bust of Bolbochan was unveiled on the Petro Bolbochan Square at 86 Sichovykh Striltsiv Street in Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District on 5 October 2020.[1] This is the first monumental sculpture in his honor in Ukraine and the world.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n (in Ukrainian) The world's first monument to Colonel of the UPR Army Bolbochan was unveiled in Kyiv, The Ukrainian Week (5 October 2020)
  2. ^ "5 жовтня – день народження Петра Болбочана, героя боїв за Україну 1917-1921 років, визволителя Криму від більшовиків". armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. ^ "Полковник армії УНР Петро Болбочан: жертва інтриг чи претендент у диктатори?". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ^ Клірова відомість с.Гиждева (in Russian). 1886.
  5. ^ "Petro Bolbochan | Ivano-Frankivsk - city of heroes". Petro Bolbochan | Ivano-Frankivsk - city of heroes. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
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