Fyodor Ogorodnikov


Fyodor Evlampievich Ogorodnikov was a Russian and Soviet military activist and historian. Lieutenant General. Komdiv.

Biography

The son of the ethnography and Statistics E. C. Ogorodnikov. He graduated from the Alexander Cadet Corps and the Nikolayev Engineering School. From the school, Lieutenant was released to the Grenadier Bomb Battalion. He was later transferred to the LEJB Guard bomb; the battalion with the same office and seniority. Lieutenant.
In 1893, he graduated from the General Staff Academy at first level. Senior adjutant at the headquarters of the 1st Grenadier Division. Cenzovoe command served in the 2nd Grenadjorskom Rostov Regiment. Stolonachal'nik of the General Directorate of Cossack Troops. Lieutenant Colonel. Assistant to the Office of the Military Scientist Committee of the main Headquarters, Senior clerk.
Professor of statistics and geography of the Staff Academy, since 1902.
In 1904–1907, he was a military attaché at the Russian consulate in Tianjin. He then commanded the 15th Schlüsselburg Infantry Regiment. Major General.

First World War

At the beginning of the First World War, the chief of Staff of the 22nd Army Corps. Since November 14, 1914, he has been a general for instructions to the commander of the 10th Army. He commanded the 26th Infantry Division from August 25, 1915. From August 11, 1916, he was chief of the 125 Infantry Division. Lieutenant General.
After the February Revolution on April 2, 1917, he was commander of the 17th Army Corps. The 11th Army of General Erdeli participated in the June offensive. Was unsuccessful and was transferred to the reserve of officers at the headquarters of the Kiev Military District on July 28, 1917.
Following the statement by General Kornilov and the displacement of a number of senior military commanders, Ogorodnikov was appointed commander of the Southwest Front armies on 29 August 1917. He supervised the purification of the army from Prokornilovski-tuned officers and released the soldiers arrested earlier for the revolutionary propaganda. In the few days that Ogorodnikov stood at the head of the front, the troops almost completely withdrew from obedience. On 9 September 9, 1917, he was replaced by General N. G. Volodchenko.

Red Army

In the Red Army, since February 1918, he was the cinema house Belomorsky of the District Military commissariat in 1919, the Western Front's assistant chief of supply.
From 1920, at the Brass Military Academy of Army, he served at army headquarters.
In 1931, he was arrested by T. H. "The His case" was repressed in this case. Since 1932-Head of department at the Military Transport Academy and Professor of Military Academy. M. Frunze. Author of History and tactics.
He died in Moscow. He was buried in Novodevichy Cemetery.

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