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Vladimir Dragomirov
Vladimir Dragomirov
	Vladimir Dragomirov
Born	1862
Died	1928; Zemun
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Russian Imperial Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Russian Imperial Army
Battles/wars	World War I

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Vladimir Mikhailovich Dragomirov (1862–1928) was a general in Imperial Russian Army.

He was the son of Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov, a prominent Russian General. His brother Abram Dragomirov, was also a general in the Imperial Russian Army.

Vladimir joined the Imperial Army, and in 1909 was District Quartermaster]for the Kiev Military District, with the rank of major general.^[1] He served as a Tsarist general for most of the First World War. During the mobilization on July 19, 1914, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Third Army. Dragomirov commanded the 8th Army Corps between 16.12.1914 — 23.03.1915 and again between 18.08.1915 — 16.10.1916. In between those two periods, he was Chief of Staff of the South-Western Front. TAfter a period of sick leave, he was transferred on 16.10.1916 to the post of commander of the 16th Army Corps. After the February Revolution, he was transferred to the reserve on April 2, 1917 and dismissed from service on August 22, 1917.

Following the Bolshevik October Revolution, Dragomirov aligned himself with the counter-revolution and took part in the Bredovsky expedition. After the defeat in the Civil War, he went into exile in Yugoslavia. He was a member of the regimental association of the Life Guards of the Semyonovsky Regiment, and served as chairman of the Russian Society of Officers of the General Staff. He died of a heart disease in Zemun (Yugoslavia) on January 29, 1928, where he was buried.

External links

Vladimir Dragomanov in Regiment.ru (in Russian)
Vladimir Dragomanov in Hrono.ru (in Russian)

References

^ Rzhishchev, Ukraine accessed 6 January 2009

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[1] Rzhishchev, Ukraine accessed 6 January 2009

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-'''Vladimir Mikhailovich Dragomirov''' (1862–1920)  was a [[general]] in [[Imperial Russian Army]].
+'''Vladimir Mikhailovich Dragomirov''' (1862–1928)  was a [[general]] in [[Imperial Russian Army]].
 He was the son of [[Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov]], a prominent Russian General. His brother [[Abram Dragomirov]], was also a general in the Imperial Russian Army.
-Vladimir joined the Imperial Army, and in 1909 was [[District Quartermaster]] for the [[Kiev Military District]], with the rank of [[major general]].<ref>[http://www.bulkin.net/bernie/Rzhishchev.htm Rzhishchev, Ukraine] accessed 6 January 2009</ref> He served as a Tsarist general for most of the First World War.  He fought in [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]] and [[Volhynia]] in 1916, receiving wounds. In May 1917, following the [[February Revolution]] he was put in command of the [[Northern Front (Russian Empire)|Northern Front]]. Five months later Dragomirov succeeded [[Anton Denikin]] in command of the [[Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)|Southwestern Front]].
+Vladimir joined the Imperial Army, and in 1909 was District Quartermaster]for the [[Kiev Military District]], with the rank of [[major general]].<ref>[http://www.bulkin.net/bernie/Rzhishchev.htm Rzhishchev, Ukraine] accessed 6 January 2009</ref> He served as a Tsarist general for most of the First World War. During the mobilization on July 19, 1914, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the [[Third Army (Russian Empire)|Third Army]]. Dragomirov commanded the [[8th Army Corps (Russian Empire)|8th Army Corps]] between 16.12.1914 — 23.03.1915 and again between 18.08.1915 — 16.10.1916. In between those two periods, he was Chief of Staff of the [[Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)|South-Western Front]].
+TAfter a period of sick leave, he was transferred on 16.10.1916 to the post of commander of the [[16th Army Corps (Russian Empire)|16th Army Corps]]. After the February Revolution, he was transferred to the reserve on April 2, 1917 and dismissed from service on August 22, 1917.
-Following the Bolshevik October Revolution, Dragomirov aligned himself with the [[counter-revolution]] and took up a leadership position among anti-Bolshevik White forces, placing himself at the head of an opposition Bolshevik administration in November 1918, meanwhile working closely with Denikin on the latter's military council.
+Following the Bolshevik October Revolution, Dragomirov aligned himself with the [[counter-revolution]] and took part in the Bredovsky expedition.
+After the defeat in the Civil War, he went into exile in Yugoslavia. He was a member of the regimental association of the Life Guards of the Semyonovsky Regiment, and served as chairman of the Russian Society of Officers of the General Staff.
+He died of a heart disease in [[Zemun]] (Yugoslavia) on January 29, 1928, where he was buried.
-He was appointed Military Governor at [[Kiev]] in October 1919. When Kiev fell to the [[Polish Army]] the following year, he went missing presumed dead.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/dragomirov.htm Short biography]
+* [http://regiment.ru/bio/D/38.htm Vladimir Dragomanov in Regiment.ru] (in Russian)
+* [http://www.hrono.ru/biograf/bio_d/dragomir_vm.php Vladimir Dragomanov in Hrono.ru] (in Russian)
 ==References==
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