1. Platon Alekseevich Lechitsky was a Russian general.
20 Facts About Platon Lechitsky
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Platon Lechitsky's father graduated from the Lithuanian Theological Seminary in the first category in 1849, was ordained priest on September 14,1851, and served in the diocese of Grodno.
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Plato Platon Lechitsky entered the seminary in the footsteps of his father, but already in 1873, he was dismissed from grade 1 as he failed to appear for the whole academic year.
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On this rank, February 18,1891, Platon Lechitsky was transferred to the 6th East Siberian Line Battalion and June 22,1892 - to the 5th East Siberian Rifle Battalion.
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When, at the beginning of 1901, an expedition was organized from the troops of the southern Manchurian detachment to eastern Mongolia to the city of Kulo, Platon Lechitsky commanded a convoy aimed at providing an important railway station Node in Kabanzi.
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On September 2,1902, Platon Lechitsky was appointed commander of the 7th Caucasian Rifle Battalion, but, without accepting it, on November 3 received the 24th East Siberian Rifle Regiment.
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Not oriented from the headquarters of the Eastern detachment, Platon Lechitsky only received information about him from the Chinese on the 19th and therefore left on the 20th, and on the 21st joined the right column of the Eastern detachment, retreating to Modulinsky Pass.
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On May 12,1905, Platon Lechitsky was promoted to major general for military distinctions, and on August 5 he was appointed commander of the 1st brigade of the 6th East Siberian Infantry Division.
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At the beginning of the war, Platon Lechitsky commanded a group of troops aimed at helping the 4th Army after its failure at Krasnik.
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Ivanov, contrary to the arguments of Platon Lechitsky, ordered to retreat to the Dniester.
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In early March 1916 Platon Lechitsky fell ill with lobar pneumonia.
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Platon Lechitsky was treated by Julius Osipovich Manasevich, the future personal doctor of General Brusilov.
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The name of P A Lechitsky thundered throughout the country in the days of the Lutsk breakthrough.
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Platon Lechitsky Alekseevich was preparing his troops for a breakthrough with all care.
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Platon Lechitsky was obliged to constantly monitor battle areas so that no extra soul, be it scouts, observing officers, warrant officers and other persons, would be in the enemy's line of sight.
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Platon Lechitsky understood that it was dangerous to leave an unfinished group and base in a large city on the left flank.
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Platon Lechitsky did not become the commander-in-chief of this front for the sole reason - he did not speak the French language in which he was to communicate with the Romanian allies.
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Platon Lechitsky was promoted to the post of Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Romanian Front instead of the resigned General Sakharov.
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Platon Lechitsky resigned from the post of commander-in-chief of the armies of the Western Front.
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Platon Lechitsky died on February 2,1921, in the 1st Moscow prison hospital.