Dmitry Maksimovich Knyazhevich | |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1874 |
Death Date: | 1918 |
Allegiance: | White Movement |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1894 - 1918 |
Battles Label: | Wars |
Battles: | 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 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.