Alexander Baltiysky: biography, creativity, career, personal life

Alexander Baltic is an interesting and unpredictable person. Russian and Soviet military leader, brigade commander. In his young years he managed to take the post of chief of staff and managed the infantry division

Alexander Baltic: biography and education

Alexander Alekseevich Baltiysky was born on June 18, 1870 in the Baltic Port of the Estland Province in the family of a border guard officer. From the nobles. He graduated from Riga Real College in 1890.

Military service

In 1891 he entered the military service as a private soldier in the position of a volunteer in the 114th Novotorzhsky Infantry Regiment. From the regiment he entered the Alekseevsky Military School, which he graduated from the 1st category in 1893. Then he was in command positions in the Kexholm Grenadier Regiment. In 1903 he graduated from the Academy of the General Staff and the Naval Academy in 1908. He served in the Main Directorate of the General Staff, taught at the Academy of the General Staff and the Naval Academy (lectured on general tactics and military history). In the years 1911-1914. headed students at the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff. In 1905-1914 - Elected Secretary of the Society of Adherents of Military Knowledge.

Member of the First World War. He fought on the Western Front. During the war years, he held the following posts: Chief of Staff 72, 43, 64th Infantry, 3rd Siberian Rifle Divisions, commander of the 291st Trubchev Infantry Regiment, chief of staff of the 3rd Army Corps, commander of the infantry division, chief of the stage and economic service 12 army. In 1915 he was shell-shocked. For military distinctions in December 1916 he was promoted to major general. The last rank and position in the old army is major general, supply chief of the 12th army. After the October Revolution of 1917, for some time it was in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Petrograd Military District. Since December 1917 - Assistant Chief of the General Staff. He was awarded the Order of St. George 4th century, St. Vladimir 3rd century. with swords and 4th art. with swords and bow, St. Anna of the 3rd century, St. Stanislav of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, St. George's arms.

In the Red Army voluntarily since March 1918. Member of the Civil War. He participated in the hostilities against the Ural and Orenburg Cossacks, in the elimination of banditry in the Trans-Volga region. Since April 1918 - military leader of the Higher Military Inspectorate. Since June 1918 - Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Military Affairs". From October 1918, he was chief of staff, and from November of the same year, he was commander of the 4th Army of the Eastern Front. Under his leadership, the army took the city of Uralsk. Since February 1919 - for special assignments under the commander of the Southern Group of Forces of the Eastern Front. Since August 1919 - Chief of Staff of the Turkestan Front. Since April 1920 - deputy commander of the troops of the Zavolzhsky Military District. He supervised the supply of troops of the Turkestan Front along the Samara-Tashkent Railway. Since October 1920 - at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic and in the reserve of the Headquarters of the Red Army. He contracted typhoid fever and was treated until 1922.

After the Civil War, teaching at higher educational institutions of the Red Army. Since October 1922 - senior leader in tactics of the Red Army Military Academy. From the certification for the senior leader in tactics of the Military Academy of the Red Army A. A. Baltiysky, signed on February 28, 1923 by the chief leader in tactics of the same academy A. I. Verkhovsky: “In the person of Comrade Baltic Department of Tactics, he has a leader with great theoretical training, the military practice of both the world and civil war, as well as the pedagogical experience of working in the old academy. All his attitude to the matter speaks of a complete, sincere acceptance of the revolution. He puts a lot of good will and initiative into his work. His great tact and social s skills make him a valuable assistant.

Unfortunately, a long illness (over 2 years in the hospital) and isolation from active work at that time led to backwardness in a number of issues. The famous Baltic at that time is aware of this and is working hard to fill this gap, refusing at the same time more responsible tasks. This fact does not allow me to characterize him as an independent worker. The disadvantages include some softness and lack of firmness in relation to subordinates, lack of accuracy and speed in the execution of orders.

Since September 1925, he was the head of the department of military land affairs at the Naval Academy (part-time). Since November 1926, he was the senior tactics leader at KUVNAS at the MV Frunze Military Academy. Led the trips of students of the Academy and KUVNAS to the fleets, introduced them to the organization of coastal defense. At the Naval Academy, he organized a familiarization of naval students with the ground forces.

In 1927, he was awarded the title "teacher of higher military educational institutions of the Red Army in general tactics." Since October 1928 - Senior Head of the Military Medical Academy of the Red Army (part-time). Since February 1931 - at the disposal of the Main Directorate of the Red Army. During the operation of the OGPU, the operation "Spring" was arrested and from June 1931 to February 1933 was "at the disposal of the OGPU". In February 1933, he was reinstated in the personnel of the Red Army and was appointed head of the operational and tactical disciplines of the water department of the Military Transport Academy of the Red Army. Since 1933 - Head of the Department of Naval Disciplines of the same Academy. Since February 1935, he was the senior head of the department of naval disciplines of the same academy.

Awards

Order of St. Vladimir 3 degrees with swords (VP 15.06.1915) and 4 degrees with swords and a bow (1915, Scout No. 1292);
Order of St. George 4th degree (VP 05.25.1916);
Order of St. Anne 3 degrees (1909);
Order of St. Stanislav 2 (1913) and 3 degrees (1906);
St. George's Arms (PAF 08/28/1917).