Mikhail Kvetsinsky
Mikhail Fyodorovich Kvetsinsky (Russian: Михаи́л Фёдорович Квецинский) (January 3, 1866 – March 31, 1923), also known as Michael (von) Kwetzinsky, was a Russian officer and a military administrator. He held notable command posts in the Russian Far East, during the Russo-Japanese War, during the First World War and during the Russian Civil War, when he was one of the leaders of the White Army of the North during the North Russia Intervention. Kvetsinsky became a Major-General in 1910 and a Lieutenant-General in 1915.
- Kvetsinsky leads here. For the Polish variant, see Kwieciński
Mikhail Fyodorovich Kvetsinsky | |
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| Born | January 3, 1866 Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 31, 1923 (aged 57) Lillehammer, Norway |
| Buried | city's cemetery of Lillehammer |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire, Ukrainian State, White Movement |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1891–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General (1915) |
| Commands held | Mukden garrison (chief) 1st East-Siberian Rifle Regiment 21st Infantry Division 3rd Army Kiev Military District |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japan War World War I Anti-Bolshevik Struggle |
| Awards | Order of Saint George, 4th Class (1915) |
| Children | Vasiliy daughter |
He fled to Norway together with his superior Yevgeny Miller in 1920 and lived as a cab driver and labourer at a brewery at Lillehammer until his death three years later. His son Wassily von Kwetzinsky became a music critic and cultural figure in Norway. The Norwegian pianist Joachim Kwetzinsky is a stepson of his grandson.