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The heroes of the First World War (1914 - 1918).
Adjutant General, Admiral D.S. Arsenyev (1832 – 1915)

D.S. Arsenyev graduated from the Naval Corps. He participated in the Crimean War of 1853-1856 and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1978.He was awarded the Diamond St. Alexander Nevsky Order, the White Eagle Order, the I Class Order of St ...
General of the Artillery E.V. Brimmer (1797 – 1874)

E.V. Brimmer was the Artillery Officer of the Caucasian Military District between 1848 and 1856. He led the artillery during the campaign against the Turks in the Asia Minor in 1853.He was awarded the IV Class Order of St ...
General of the Artillery I.K. Arnoldi (1783 – 1860)

A legendary horse artillerist. A hero of the Patriotic War of 1812.I.K. Arnoldi was awarded the IV Class Order of St. Vladimir with a bow, the IV Class Order of St. George, the I Class Order of St. Ann, and the St. Alexander Nevsky Order ...
General of the Artillery V.F. Bely (1854 – 1913)

V.F. Bely participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. He is a hero of defense of Port Arthur.He was awarded the IV Class Order of St. Ann, the III Class Order of St. Stanislav with swords, the IV Class Order of St ...
Lieutenant General G.R. Vasmund (1810 – 1904)

G.R. Vasmund participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. He was awarded the IV Class Order of St. George. He was made the Commander of His Majesty's Life-Guards 1st Rifle Regiment in 1877 ...
The Tsarskoselskoye Brotherhood Cemetery of Heroes of the First World War of 1914-1918

A new official brotherhood cemetery of soldiers who died in the First World War was established by order of the Emperor Nikolay the Second in 1914.The brotherhood cemetery came to be called the Cemetery of Heroes and the First Brotherhood Cemetery ...