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Turkul, Anton Vasilyevich

Date of birth:
December 24th, 1892 (Kherson, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
August 20th, 1957 (Munchen, West Germany)
Buried on:
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
Nationality:
Russian

Biography

Major General Anton Turkul was a commander in the Russian and White Army. During the Second World War, he commanded a volunteer brigade in Austria and was given a leading position in the Russian Liberation Army (ROA).

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1915

With swords and bow: No. 580
Order of St. Stanislaus III class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1916

With swords and bow: No. 435
Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
April 18th, 1916
For bravery

No. 163
Order of St. Anna IV class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1916

With swords and bow: No. 343
Order of St. Anna III class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1916
Saint George Sword
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 9th, 1917

No. 3130
Cross of St. George IV class
Awarded on:
September 16th, 1920

No. 3651
Order of St. Nicholas

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain
  • - Turkul Anton Vasilyevich // Russia in the Civil War (2021)

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