Mikhail Krichevsky
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Mikhail Krichevsky | |
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| Born | 25 February 1897 Karlovka, Konstantinograd uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 December 2008 (aged 111 years, 305 days) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian Empire |
| Service | Russian Empire Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1917 |
| Rank | File:Imperial Russian Army Prap 1917 v.png Praporshchik |
| Unit | Engineering corps |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
Mikhail Yefimovich Krichevsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Юхимович Кричевський, Russian: Михаил Ефимович Кричевский; 25 February 1897[1] – 26 December 2008[2]) was a Jewish-Ukrainian supercentenarian and the last surviving World War I veteran who fought for the Russian Empire.[1][2] Krichevsky was mobilized into the Imperial Russian Army in 1917 and was sent to the Southwestern Front, after graduating from the Kiev Military Engineering School as an engineer-praporshchik.
Personal life
After the October Revolution he returned home, where he settled and lived in Donetsk with his son and daughter-in-law. Mikhail Krichevsky died in 2008 at the age of 111 years, 305 days.[1][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Последний в мире ветеран Первой мировой живет в Донецке (фото) [The world's last World War I veteran lives in Donetsk (photo)] (in Russian). Интернет-газета Донбасса. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matveyev, Vladimir (5 January 2009). "Oldest known Ukrainian Jew dies at 111". JTA. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ↑ "Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky (1897-2008)". Find a Grave.
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