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Central State
Military Historical Archive
(Moscow, Russia)

Part I of a brief overview by
Vladimir Chernyshev, Professional Historian and Genealogist

© copyright 1998, 1999: by Vladimir Chernyshev and FEEFHS, all rights reserved
Latest Update: 16 January 2001 (New eMail address and URL)

Vladimr Chernyshev has prepared a brief over-view of the fonds (archival record collections) of the State Archive of Military History at Moscow, Russia. In its structure, Vladimr has listed some of the important military persons living in Russia in XVIII-XIX century. He states that there are lots of foreigners from Europe among them. He has not had time to completely to process all the surnames. This is the first part. In a near future he will send the rest.

Vladimir is available and very interested in researching these fonds on a professional basis for genealogy record searchers.

He can be reached at vladimir@ cl.murom.ru

His web site on another server: www.cl.murom.ru/~vladimir

Central State Military Historical Archive
(Moscow, Russia)

A brief review of archival fonds


1. Fonds of military board (1720-1812)

2. Founds of supreme authority (1701-1917)

3. Fonds of a Main staff (1815-1836)

4. Fonds of military ministry (1802-1918)

5. Fonds of military districts: 6. Fonds of bodies of management of boundary lines and areas (1772-1917)

7. Fonds of bodies of management of territories Cossack forces (1793-1918)

8. Fonds of fortresses: 9. Collection of the military-historical documents and cartographical materials of former military scientific archive: the documents and materials about Russian empire (materials under the theory of military art and device of the armed forces of Russia, statistical, economic, ethnographic and military topographical items of information on Russian empire, general cards of Russia, description and card of deposits of minerals, astronomical cards, card of parts of light); including: 10. Collection on a history of the states and countries: 11. Fonds of managements of working army before the First world war 1914-1918 and cases generated up to military reforms of middle XIX centuries.

12. Fonds of field management of the supreme commander -in-chief, commanders -in-chief by fronts and commander by armies of the First world war 1914-1918

13. Fonds of fronts (1914-1918)

14. Fonds of armies (1914-1918)

15. Fonds of managements of cases and divisions (1914-1918)

16. Fonds of brigades, regiments and separate parts (1914-1918)

17. Fonds of managements and staffs special, Cossack, spare, militiaman forces, boundary and internal guards (1813-1918)

18. Fonds of rear military medical institutions (1716-1918), 5,278 documents.

19. Fonds of organizations and establishments on material and sanitary maintenance of army (1867-1918).

20. Fonds of military educational institutions (1711-1918)

21. Fonds of a personal origin:

Agafonov Kronid Kronidovich (was born in 1859) - official of department state horse-breeding, manager by archive of a military historical commission under the description of Russian-Japanese war.

Alekseev Michael Vasilievich (1857-1918) - general. In 1914-1918 occupied posts: the chief of a staff of south-western front, commander-in-chief by armies of Northwest fronts, chief of a Staff of the supreme commander -in-chief.

Albreht Alexandra Petrovna - nurse, manager of field hospital and warehouse in Harbin in 1904-1905.

Apraksin Stephan Fedorovich (1792-1862) - columns, general of cavalry. With 1824 command of Cavalergard regiment, with 1831 - Guards cuirassier division. Participated in suppression of Decembrists revolt.

Apuhtin Akim Ivanovich (1723-1804) - lieutenant-general. 1773-1782 - member of military board; 1782-1784 - Simbirsk and Ufa general - governor.

Arakcheev Alexis Andreevich (1769-1834) - columns, general of artillery. With Pavel I commandant of St. Petersburg and chief of artillery. With 1808 - military minister and general the inspector of all artillery and infantry. With 1810 - chairman of department of military businesses
of state council, member of committee of the ministers.

Barantsov Alexander Alekseevich (1810-1882) - columns, general-aide-de-camp, general of artillery. During Crimean war 1853-1856 acted as the chief of artillery Sveaborg, and then chief of artillery of Finland. With 1863 operated all artillery by Russian army.

Barclay de-Tally Michael Bogdanovich (1761-1818) - prince, general - field marshal. In 1810-1812 occupied a post of the military minister. In 1812 command by I Western army, and since February 1813 - III army; since May 1813 - commander -in-chief incorporated by Russian-Prussian army.
With 1814 - commander -in-chief by I army.

Barsukov Eugenie Zaharovich (1866-1940) - major-general, professor. The author of works on a history of Russian artillery in the First world war.

Benkendorf Christofer Ivanovich (1749-1823) - general, Riga military governor.

Benningsen Leonty Leontievich (1745-1826) - columns, general. In 1773 participated in war against Turkey. In 1812 was the chief of a main staff of working armies. In 1813 - commander of Polish army. Since October 1814 on 1818 - commander -in-chief by II army.

Bibikov Alexander Ilych (1729-1774) - general. Participated in Seven-year war and in war with Turkey. With 1771 occupied a post commander Russian forces in Poland.

Bobrikov Nicole Ivanovich (1839-1904) - general - aide-de-camp. In 1884-1897 was the chief of a staff forces of guards of a St.Petersburg military district. 1898-1904 - Finnish general - governor.

Bonch-Bruevich Michael Dmitrievich (1870-1956) - major-general, geodesist. A soviet military figure. The general of Soviet army.

Brjozovsky Serge Evgenievich (was born in 1880) - lieutenant colonel, military engineer. In 1915 supervised over an engineering part in time of siege of a fortress Peremyshl.

Brozin Basil Ivanovich (has died at the end of 30 years XIX centuries) - lieutenant-general. In 1800-1803 commandant of a fortress Neyshlot. With 1803 - chief a Moscow garrison shelf.

Brys Jacob Aleksandrovich (1732-1791) - columns, general. Participated in Seven-year war. In Russian-Turkish war 1769-1774 command division in army prince Golitsyn A.M.

Buturlin Alexander Borisovich (1694-1767) - columns, general - field marshal. Was batman Peter I. In 1735 nominated by the Smolensk governor, then Moscow governor. In 1760 - commander by Russian army in Prussian.

Buturlin Demetrius Petrovich (1790-1849) - militarian historian. Participated in Domestic war 1812. In 1835 is nominated by the senator, in 1840 - member of state council. With 1842 occupied a post of the director of Imperial public library. The author of many military historical works.

Buynting Georg Wilgelm Karlovich (1825-1875) - major-general. The participant of Caucasian wars.

Buynting Osvald Karlovich (1827-1907) - major-general. The participant of Franc-Prussian wars 1870-1871.

Vanovsky Peter Semenovich (1822-1904) - general -aide-de-camp. During Russian-Turkish war 1878-1879 command by 13 army case. With 1882 up to 1898 occupied a post of the military minister, during 1901 - minister of national education.

Veimarn Ivan Ivanovich (1722-1792) - lieutenant-general. Participated in Seven-year war. Command forces in Siberia. With 1764 on 1772 command Russian forces in Poland.

Velyaminov Ivan Aleksandrovich (1771-1837) - lieutenant-general. Participated in wars with France (1805-1807), with Sweden (1808) and Domestic wars 1812. In 1814 occupied a post commander by I case of reserve army.

Velyaminov-Zernov Mitrofan Alekseevich (1839-1904) - lieutenant-general. With 1876 on 1879 - command of 18 dragoon Pereslavl shelfs. With 1879 on 1882 - command I brigades 14 cavalry division. With 1894 - command 3, then 2 brigades cavalry of a stock.

Verderevsky Nicole Ivanovich (1768-1812) - lieutenant-general. In 1810-1811 governors Astrakhan and Caucasian provinces.

Voeykov Vladimir Nikolaevich (was born in 1868) - major-general of imperial retinue. With 1913 - palace commandant.

Volkov Apollon Andreevich (1738-1802) - general - lieutenant. In 1789-1790 - inspector and commander Russian forces in Eastlyandiya.

Volynsky Nicole Pavlovich (1878-1914) - militarian historian.

Voronov Pavel Nikolaevich (1851-1922) - major-general. command 145 infantry Novocherkask regiment and 23 infantry division. Till an output in a resignation - editor of a magazine " Russian olden time".

Gantvig Karl Egorovich (1781-1792) - general-lieutenant, member of military board.

Gerzdorf Karl Maksimovich (1761-1813) - major-general. The participant of Russian-Turkish war (1787-1791), Swiss campaign Suvorov A.V. (1799). With 1807 - commander of a brigade 14 infantry division. In 1812 - chief by fifth infantry division.

Kutuzov Michael Illarionovich (1745-1813) - prince, general - field marshal, great Russian commander.

Golitsyn Alexander Michaelovich (1718-1783) - participated in Seven-year war. With 1761 commander forces, located in Livonia. In Russian-Turkish war (1769-1774) commander by I army.

Grabbe Pavel Christoforovich (1787-1875) - columns, general. Participated in war with France in 1807, Domestic war 1812 and foreign campaigns 1813-1814. In 1866 is nominated by the member of state council.

Grigoriev Theodore Alekseevich (was born in 1850) - lieutenant-general, inspector of classes pyrotechnic of artillery school (1881-1901); the director Voronezh military school (1901-1905) and I military school (1905-1917).

Gurko Iosif Iosifovich (has died in 1811) - general.

Gurko Vladimir Iosifovich (1795-1852) - general, participant of Caucasian wars, from 1845 chiefs of a staff of the Separate Caucasian case.

Gurko Iosif Vladimirovich (1828-1901) - general - field marshal. The participant of Russian-turkish war (1877-1878). In 1878-1879 - general the governor of St. Petersburg. In 1882-1883 - commander forces of a Odessa military district. In 1883-1894 - commander forces of a Warsaw military district.

Gurko Vladimir Iosifovich (was born in 1863) - member of state council

Davydov Denis Vasilyevich (1784-1839) - lieutenant-general. Participated in wars with France (1805-1807) and Sweden (1808). In Domestic war 1812 was the initiator and main chief of a partisan movement. The author of many works on a history of military art and number of literary products.

Daszas Alexander Loginovich (1810-1880) - general. Participated in suppression of Hungarian revolution 1849. With 1853 on 1856 participated in Crimean war in quality commanding officer Catherine infantry shelf.

From 1867 members of Main military council, and from 1877 chairmen of a Main military council.

Dekolong Ivan Aleksandrovich (1716-1779) - general - lieutenant, military engineer.

Deebich Ivan Ivanovich (1785-1831) - columns, general-field marshal. The participant of Domestic war 1812, Russian-Turkish war 1828-1829.

Dobrovolsky Felix Silvectrovich (was born in 1835) - major-general.

Domontovich Michael Alekseevich (1830-1902) - general. The participant of Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878). With 1896 - member of a military council.

Dubrovin Nicole Theodorovich (1837-1904) - general, historian, academician. In 1893-1904 scientific secretaries of an Academy of sciences. From 1896 was editor of the magazine " Russian olden time".

Ermolov Alexis Petrovich (1777-1861) - general. The participant of Domestic war 1812. In 1816-1827 - commanding officer of the separate Georgian case; the commander -in-chief in Georgia. The extreme and proxy ambassador in Persian.

Jeltuhin Peter Theodorovich (1777-1829) - lieutenant-general. In 1821-1823 - chief of a staff of the Guards case. In 1827-1829 - military governor in Kiev.

Zayonchkovsky Andrew Medardovich (1862-1926) - general, military historian.

Zalyubovsky Anatoly Petrovich (was born in 1859) - major-general. In 1914-1915 - chief Sestroretsk of a weapon factory.

Ivanov Valentin Grigorievich (was born in 1880) - lieutenant of leib-guards 3 artillery brigades. In 1913 - member of a commission on test of field rapid-firing artillery.

Ivanov Nicole Iudovich (1856-1919) - general - aide-de-camp. The participant of Russian-Japanese and First world wars. In 1908-1914 - Commander-in-Chief of a Kiev military district. In 1914-1916 commanders -in-chief of forces armies of Southwest front. In 1917 is nominated Commander-in-Chief Petrograd of a military district

This list of fonds (archival record collections) was prepared by Vladimir Chernyshev of Murom, Russia. He is available and very interested in researching these fonds on a professional basis for genealogy record searchers.

He can be reached at vladimir@ cl.murom.ru

His web site on another server: www.cl.murom.ru/~vladimir

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