Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov
Mikhail Dragomirov ( Russian Михаил Иванович Драгомиров , * 8 . Jul / 20th November 1830 greg. In Konotop ; † 15 jul. / 28. October 1905 greg. ) Was a Russian general .
Life
Dragomirov attended the St. Petersburg Military Academy , where he became a professor of tactics. After he was promoted to colonel in 1861 , he took part in the German War as a military attaché in 1866 , became major general and chief of the general staff in Kiev and commander of the 14th division in 1868 .
During the Russo-Ottoman War in 1877 Dragomirow led the vanguard and distinguished himself in the battle of Swishtov when crossing the Danube . After the war he became director of the War Academy, in 1889 General of the Infantry and General Commander of the Kiev Military District. From 1898 he was also governor general of Kiev. He held both offices until September 1903. He was then appointed a member of the State Council.
Dragomirov died on October 28, 1905 in Konotop. Two of his sons also achieved the rank of general in the Imperial Russian Army:
- Vladimir Mikhailovich Dragomirov (1867–1928), Lieutenant General
- Abram Michailowitsch Dragomirow (1868–1955), general of the cavalry
Reception as an infantry tactician
Dragumirov was considered a Russian authority in the field of infantry tactics. The doctrines of his are known: The bullet is foolish, only the bayonet is a man. and there is a national tactic to which modern armaments must bow, and by no means modern armaments to which national tactics must adapt. In doing so, he exposed himself as a war theorist because he had completely ignored the upheavals in warfare that the introduction of rapid-fire artillery, bolt-action rifles with smokeless ammunition and machine guns brought with them.
Works
- Sketches of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 . Petersburg (1867), German in two translations (Berlin, 1868)
- Guide to preparing troops for battle . 3 Tle. Petersburg (1885–87), German from Freiherr von Tetta (3 Tle., Hanover 1889)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans Linnenkohl: From the single shot to the fire roller . The race between technology and tactics in the First World War. Bernard & Graefe, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-7637-5966-2 , pp. 41 f .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dragomirow, Mikhail Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Драгомиров, Михаил Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Konotop |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1905 |
| Place of death | Konotop |