| Robert Ivanovich Brichenok | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Роберт Иванович Бриченок |
| Born | January 17, 1893 |
| Died | February 5, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Place of birth | Saint-Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Place of death | Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire→ Soviet Union |
| Service/branch |
cavalry artillery |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | painter |
| Signature |
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Robert Ivanovich Brichenok (Russian: Роберт Иванович Бриченок Belarusian language: Роберт Іванавіч Брычонак 17 January – 5 February 1972) was a Soviet artillery lieutenant general. He took part in World War I, Russian Civil war, Winter war and World War II.[1][2][3]
Gallery[]
With counter admiral Philipp Bulykin (right)
With Bulykin's grandson in Pavlovsk Park painting, June 1968
Awards[]
- Order of Lenin № 36030
- 4 orders of the Red Banner
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st class № 198[4]
- Order of Kutuzov 2nd class № 711
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
- Foreign awards:
- Commemorative Medal of the Battle of Dukla Pass (Czechoslovakia)
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 (Poland)
- Medal for Participation In The Patriotic War 1944-1945 (Bulgary)
Awards of Robert Brichenok was sold with documents at "Baldwin's" auction for $100 000 in 2006.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baldwin's auction
- ↑ Бриченок Роберт Иванович — Страницы российской истории (Russian)
- ↑ Роберт Иванович Бриченок — ЦНИИ РТК (Russian)
- ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного совета СССР о награждении орденами Суворова, Кутузова и Богдана Хмельницкого генералов и офицерского состава Красной Армии" (in russian). Krasnaya Zvezda. 24 May 1945. p. 1. http://dshinin.ru/Upload_Books3/Books/2011-10-07/201110072019581.pdf. Retrieved 2015-10-01. (Russian)
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