Nikolai Lokhvitsky

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky (in Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Ло́хвицкий) was a General in the Russian Expeditionary Force in France (REF).[1]

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lokhvitsky
Born	7 October 1867 (gregorian) Saint Petersburg
Died	5 November 1933
Buried	Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Russian Imperial Army
Battles/wars	Second Battle of the Aisne
Awards	Légion d’honneur

Lokhvitsky took command of the First brigade of the REF leaving Moscow on 2 February 1916. They travelled by train across Siberia to the port of Dal'ny. Here they sailed on four ships via the Suez Canal to Marseilles, arriving in April 1916. They were billeted at the training camp at Mailly-le-Camp, Champaigne. When they were joined by the 3rd brigade in September 1916, they were merged into a Division at Mourmelon-le-Grand also in Champaigne.[2]

Russian Civil War

In 1919, he joined the forces of Admiral Kolchak in Siberia. From April to June 1919 he commanded the 3rd Ural Corps and the 1st Army and finally, after the reorganization, the 2nd Army. He was replaced in August 1919 by General Wojciechowski. He participated in the Great Siberian Ice March and was sent ahead by Kolchak to Irkutsk to prepare for the transfer of the staff to this city and to negotiate with Ataman Semenov.

From April to August 1920 he commanded the Far East Army, from August to December he was Chief of the General Staff. In October 1920 he rejected the overall command of Semenov and recognized as the commander-in-chief of the Russian armed forces General Baron Wrangel.

References

1. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?134105-Russian-Legion-in-France-during-1916-1919
2. Steiner, Kurt. "The Russian Expeditionary Forces in France". Alexander Palace. Simple Machines. Retrieved 30 August 2016.