General of the Cavalry Nikolai Pavlovich Bobyr | |
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| Born | (1854-01-14)14 January 1854 |
| Died | December 1920 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1873–1918 |
| Rank | General of the cavalry |
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| Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of the White Eagle Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky |
Nikolai Pavlovich Bobyr (Russian:Николай Павлович Бобырь;Ukrainian:Микола Павлович Бобир; 14 January 1854 – December 1920) was anImperial Russian Armygeneral of the cavalry. He wascommandant of theNovogeorgievsk Fortress from 1907 to 1915, and saw action there duringWorld War I.
Bobyr was the son ofColonel Pavel Matveyevich Bobyr. He graduated from the Petrovsky Poltava militarygymnasium. In 1873 he graduated from theMikhailovsky Artillery Academy. He served in the Imperial Russian Armyhorse artillery.
During theRussian-Turkish War of 1877–1878, Bobyr was part of the force guarding theBlack Sea coast in theOdessa region. He was promoted tostaff captain in 1879.
In April 1882 he graduated in the first category from theNikolaev Academy of the General Staff. He then was assigned to theheadquarters of theKharkov Military District. On 24 November 1882 he became senioradjutant to the headquarters of the5th Infantry Division.
On 28 October 1884, Bobyr was assigned duty as theispravleniye dolzhnosti ("post correction")[note 1] staff officer for assignments at the headquarters of theEast Siberian Military District. From April 1884 to January 1885 served inKamchatka to collect statistical information about the KamchatkaCossacks. On 20 July 1884, during the reorganization of the East Siberian Military District into theIrkutsk Military District, he became headquarters officer for special assignments under the commander of the district. He was promoted tolieutenant colonel in 1885. From May to October 1887, he headed an expedition to theSayan Mountains to study the border region ofIrkutsk Province. He was promoted tocolonel in 1890.
On 27 February 1891 Bobyr assumed duty as theispravleniye dolzhnosti ("post correction")[note 1]chief of staff of the2nd Cavalry Division. On 23 December 1892 he was seconded to the 8thDragoonSmolenskRegiment for a practical study of the conditions ofcavalry service. On 5 November 1894, he was seconded to the headquarters of theVilna Military District. On 9 January 1895 he was appointed chief of staff of the3rd Cavalry Division. On 15 September 1895, he was appointed commander of the 49th Dragoon Arkhangelogorod Regiment. From March to July 1908, he temporarily commanded the 1st Separate CavalryBrigade. In 1911 he was promoted togeneral of the cavalry.
On 24 November 1899 Bobyr was appointed chief of staff of theKovno Fortress. He was promoted tomajor general in 1899. On 24 July 1900, he became chief of staff of theOsovets Fortress. On 14 February 1907 he was appointed commandant of theNovogeorgievsk Fortress.
DuringWorld War I, Bobyr led the Russian defense of the fortress in July–August 1915, which culminated in theImperial German Army'sSiege of Novogeorgievsk of 10–25 August 1915. When German troops captured the fortress, he was captured. He became aprisoner of war in anofficer's camp inBlankenburg,Germany.
After World War I, he returned toRussia, where theRussian Civil War was underway. He lived inYalta to rest and convalesce, and did not serve in theWhite Army. In December 1920, he was shot in Yalta by decision of the threeCrimean strike groups of the special divisions of theCheka under theRevolutionary Military Council of theRed Army'sSouthern andSouthwesternFronts.[1]
Bobyr was married to Sofiya Leonidovna Karpinskaya. They had one daughter, Nadezhda (1891–1907).
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Order of Saint Stanislaus, Third Class (30 August 1884)
Order of Saint Vladimir, Fourth Class (3 February 1886)Order of Saint Stanislaus, Second Class (6 May 1889)
Order of Saint Anna, Second Class (21 May 1893)Order of Saint Vladimir, Third Class (14 May 1886)Order of Saint Stanislaus, First Class (6 December 1903)Order of Saint Anna, First Class (1 January 1906)Order of Saint Vladimir, Second Class (14 May 1886) (6 December 1909)
Order of the White Eagle (6 December 1913)
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky (25 October 1914)