Alexander Kutepov

Alexander Pavlovich Kutepov
Kutepov c.1920
Born(1882-09-28)28 September 1882
Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died26 January 1930(1930-01-26) (aged 47)
Paris, France
AllegianceRussian Empire Imperial Russia
Russian Republic White Movement
Service / branch Imperial Russian Army
White Army
Years of service1904–1920
Rank General of the infantry
CommandsPreobrazhensky Regiment
Kornilov Shock Regiment
1st Army Corps
Battles / warsRusso-Japanese War
World War I
Russian Civil War
Alexander Kutepov removing his shoulder straps after hearing of the 304-year Romanov rule coming to an end

Alexander Pavlovich Kutepov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Куте́пов; 28 September 1882 – 26 January 1930) Russian military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and later an officer in the anti-communist Volunteer Army during the Russian Civil War. From 1928 to 1930 he chaired the Russian All-Military Union (ROVS).[1] He was assassinated after being abducted by OGPU agents in Paris in 1930.

  1. ^ Зинкевич М. М. Генерал Александр Павлович Кутепов - "В течение трёх лет, с конца 1917 и по ноябрь 1920 года, на наших глазах полковник Кутепов вырос в незаурядного начальника крупных войсковых соединений и администратора. [...] После смерти генерала, барона П.Н. Врангеля и Великого Князя Николая Николаевича генерал Кутепов стал во главе Русского Обще-Воинского Союза."