Sergey I. Shivtzov Explained

Sergey I. Shivtzov
Birth Date:3 October 1874
Birth Place:Wozdwizhenskaya Fortress, Russian Empire
Death Place:Khotyn, Russian Empire
Serviceyears:1893 to 1915
Rank:Yesaul
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Battles:Russo Japanese War
World War I
Awards:Order of St. George

Yesaul Sergey Shivtzov (3 October 1874 – 17 March 1915) was an officer in the Imperial Russian Army who commanded the 1st Squadron of the 1st Orenburg Cossacks Cavalry Regiment during the World War I. He died leading the charge into battle of Khotyn against the Austro-Hungarian Army.[1] Sergey Shivtzov' was the only son of a cavalry officer and Ataman of stanitsa Vozdvízhenskaya Ivan I. Shivtzov, a member of a Shivtzov Family.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rp-net.ru/pdf/ganin_orenburg.pdf Ganin A.V., Semenov, V.G.: Officer corps of the Orenburg Army in 1891—1945. М., 2007