Gerua, Boris Vladimirovich, 1876-1942
Variant namesGerua, also spelt Heroys, was before and during World War I an officer on the Imperial general staff. Gerua settled in England after the 1917 revolution.
From the description of Boris Vladimirovich Gerua Papers, ca. 1904-1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 320409569
Historical Note
The Spetsial'naia Voennaia Missiia Shtaba Verhkovnago Glavnokomanduiushchago v Londone (Special Military Mission of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in London) was established in 1919 by Gen. Nikolai IUdenich under the direction Major-Gen. Boris Gerua (Heroys). The purpose of the mission was to obtain from the British government financial support,supplies, transportation and equipment for Russian troops joining the Army of the North-West. The mission was dissolved in 1920.
Biographical Note
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1876:
Born, St. Petersburg -
1904:
Graduates Pazheskii Korpus and Nikolaevskaia Akademiia General'nago Shtaba -
1904 -1905 :Participates in the Russo-Japanese War -
1912:
Appointed professor of tactics at the Nikolaevskaia Akademiia General'nago Shtaba -
1914:
Fights on the Galician Front -
1915:
Appointed commander of the Leib-gvardii Izmailovskii Polk -
1917 May:
Appointed Chief of Staff of the 11th Army -
1917 August:
Arrested on orders of Kerensky for participation in the Kornilov affair -
1918:
Escapes to Finland and is sent to Great Britain by Gen. Nikolai IUdenich as head of the Spetsial'naia Voennaia Missiia Shtaba Verhkovnago Glavnokomanduiushchago v Londone -
1920:
After the liquidation of the mission, continues to reside in Great Britain. Takes part in emigré organizations, publishes memoirs and other works, continues his artistic activities and interests -
1942:
Dies, Coulton-St. Mary, Devon, England
From the guide to the Gerua Collection, 1906-1920, (Hoover Institution Archives)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Gerua, Boris Vladimirovich, 1876-1942. Boris Vladimirovich Gerua Papers, ca. 1904-1974. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920). Spet︠s︡ial'nai︠a︡ Voennai︠a︡ Missii︠a︡ (Great Britain). Gerua collection, 1906-1920. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| creatorOf | Gangeblov, Aleksandr Semenovich. 880-03 Vospominanīi︠a︡ dekabrista Aleksandra Semenovicha Gangeblova [manuscript] : vyderzhki, kasai︠u︡shchīi︠a︡si︠a︡ Pazheskago korpusa / Borisu Vladimīrovichu Gerua perepechatal Aleksi︠e︡ĭ fon-Brett︠s︡elʹ. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | Gerua Collection, 1906-1920 | Hoover Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Yudenich, Nikolay Nikolayevich, 1862-1933 | person |
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Birth 1876
Death 1942
