Vladimir Kappel
Vladimir Oskarovich Kappel (Russian: Владимир Оскарович Каппель; 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1883 – January 26, 1920) was a Russian military leader and one of the leaders of the White movement.
Born~Died Apr 16, 1883 ~ Jan 26, 1920Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 4:21 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- Apr 16, 1883 ~ Jan 26, 1920
- Born
- (1883-04-28)April 28, 1883, Tsarskoye Selo, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- January 26, 1920(1920-01-26) (aged 36), Nizhneozyornaya village
- Allegiance
- Russia, White Army
- Service years
- 1903–1920
- Rank
- General
- Unit
- 54th Novomirgorod Dragoon Regiment
- Commands
- People Army of Komuch, 1st Volga Corps, 2nd Ufa Corps, 3rd Army
- Conflicts
- World War I Brusilov offensive Russian Civil War Capture of Kazan Kazan Operation Great Siberian Ice March
- Awards
- Order of St. George 3rd class, Order of St. George 4th class, Order of St. Vladimir 4th class, Order of St. Anne 2nd class, Order of St. Anne 3rd class, Order of St. Anne 4th class, Order of St. Stanislaus 2nd class, Order of St. Stanislaus 3rd class
- Location
- 59.7167, 30.4167
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Vladimir Oskarovich Kappel (Russian: Владимир Оскарович Каппель; 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1883 – January 26, 1920) was a Russian military leader and one of the leaders of the White movement.
Early life
Kappel was born into a Swedish-Russian family. He graduated from the Saint Petersburg Page Corps and then from the Nicholas Cavalry College and Nicholas Academy of General Staff.
First World War
During the First World War, Kappel was Chief of the 347th Infantry Regiment's Staff and an officer in the 1st Army's Staff. He began as the Staff of the Army Corps. In February 1915, he was transferred to the front at the headquarters of the 5th Don Cossack Division. He stayed at that post until his promotion to the rank of staff captain.1
He participated in the planning of the Brusilov offensive of 1916, the most successful Russian offensive of the war.
On 15 August 1916, Kappel was made lieutenant-colonel and posted Deputy Head of the Headquarters Operations Office for the SouthWestern Front.
Russian Civil War
Although he was a self-declared monarchist, Kappel said that he would fight under any banner against the Bolsheviks. Kappel's adherents and allies were known in Russian as kappelevtsy (каппелевцы).
Following the Bolshevik Revolution, Kappel commanded the Komuch White Army group (People's Army of Komuch) (June–September 1918) and from December 1919 the eastern front of Aleksandr Kolchak's forces. He participated in the .
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