| Georgy Bergmann | |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Kurakh, Dagestan, Caucasian Imamate |
| Death Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Placeofburial: | Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice, France |
| Allegiance: | Russian Empire |
| Branch: | Imperial Russian Army White Army |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Rank: | General of the Infantry |
| Commands: | 24th Army Corps 2nd Caucasus Army Corps 1st Caucasus Army Corps |
| Battles: | Russo-Turkish War World War I |
Georgy Eduardovich Bergmann (3 April 1854 – 2 February 1929) was a Russian General of the Infantry who was known for organizing the Bergmann Offensive against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. He was also a commander of the White Army during the Russian Civil War.
From a noble Baltic-German family in the Governorate of Livonia, Bergmann was born in the village of Kurakh, Dagestan Oblast.[1] He received his general education at the 2nd Moscow Military Gymnasium.
He entered the service as a cadet at the Pavel Military School on August 9, 1873. After graduating from college in 1876, with the rank of ensign, he was sent to the Caucasus in the 21st artillery brigade. He then participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. In 1881 he graduated from the General Staff Academy.
From 1881 to 1887, Bergmann was senior adjutant of the headquarters of the 21st Infantry Division. On March 19, 1888, he was appointed senior adjutant of the mobilization department of the headquarters of the Caucasian Military District. In 1892 he was promoted to colonel "for distinction in service".
The main service took place at the General Staff in the Caucasus Military District, and from January 31, 1907, to January 29, 1913, he was the chief of staff of the district.
On January 29, 1913, he was transferred to the Kazan Military District and appointed commander of the 24th Army Corps. On April 14, 1913 "for distinction in service" he was promoted to general from infantry.
On January 2, 1914, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Caucasian Army Corps, with which he entered the war.
From December 11, 1914, to February 4, 1915, Bergmann was commander of the 1st Caucasus Army Corps. On February 4, 1915, he was appointed at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasian Army. As the head of the Sarykamysh group of forces, he won a brilliant victory over the Turkish army in the Battle of Sarikamish, for which on July 26, 1916, he was awarded the Order of St. George, 4th degree.[2] It is worth noting that he received the order some time later, since initially the victory was attributed to Lieutenant General Nikolai Yudenich, chief of the field headquarters of the Caucasian army. From November 13, 1916, to April 5, 1917, Bergmann was commander of the 40th Army Corps on the Southwestern and Romanian Fronts.[3]
He was a member of the Volunteer Army, with which he went to Constantinople, then to Bulgaria, then moved to Marseille, where he headed a branch of the Russian All-Military Union.
He died on February 2, 1929. His ashes were transferred to the Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Nice on March 9, 1930.
Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1st Degree
Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun, 2nd degree
Order of the Star of Romania with swords (1917)