Dmitry Knyazhevich Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dmitry Knyazhevich . Olympedia . 13 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Dmitry Knyazhevich Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/dmitry-knyazhevich-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 April 2010 . sports-reference.com.