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Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev
Born 2 February 1875
Died 1943
Place of birth Yermakovskaya [ru], Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Place of death Kingdom of Bulgaria
Allegiance Russian Empire
White movement
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Rank lieutenant general
Battles/wars World War I
Russian Civil War

Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev (Russian: Виктор Захарьевич Савельев; 2 February 1875 – 1943) was a Russian general. At the beginning of World War I, he was still a colonel. He was promoted to major general in 1915. He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Anna, the Order of Saint George, the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) and the Gold Sword for Bravery. After the October Revolution, he opposed the Bolsheviks and later emigrated to Bulgaria.[1]

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  •  Клавинг В.. Гражданская война в России: Белые армии. — М., 2003. — (Военно-историческая библиотека)

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Preceded by
Aleksandr Benzengr
Chief of Staff of the 1st Don Cossack Division
1915
Succeeded by
Vladimir Popov
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