Dmitry Zuyev

Dmitry Petrovich Zuyev
Dmitry Petrovich Zuyev
Born	23 June 1854
Died	17 September 1917 (aged 63); Petrograd, Russian Republic
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1870–1917
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	1st Infantry Division; 25th Army Corps; 29th Army Corps
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878; World War I;

Dmitry Petrovich Zuyev (23 June [O.S. 11 June] 1854 – 4 September 1917) was an Imperial Russian Army general.

He was commander of the 1st Infantry Division from 1907 to 1910. He fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and the Eastern Front of World War I. He commanded the 25th (1910-1914) and the 29th Army Corps (1914-1915). In September 1915 he was appointed commander of the Dvinsk Military District.

After the February Revolution, he was removed from office and enlisted in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Petrograd military district.
He died on 4 (17) September 1917 in Petrograd.

He was a recipient of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of St. Vladimir, the Order of St. Anna and the Order of Saint Stanislaus.

Awards[edit]

Order of St. Anna, 4th Class, 1878; 3rd Class, 1884; 2nd Class, 1891; 1st Class, 1904
Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class with Swords and Bow, 1878; 2nd Class, 1887; 1st Class, 1900
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th Class, 1893; 3rd Class, 1895; 2nd Class, 1907
Order of the White Eagle, 6 December 1912
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, with Swords, 18 March 1915; and Diamond Badges, 1 May 1915

Bibliography[edit]

А.И. Колпакиди, ed. (2004). Энциклопедия секретных служб России. М.: АСТ, Астрель, Транзиткнига. pp. 107–108. ISBN 5-17018975-3.

External links[edit]

Zuev, Dmitry Petrovich Project "Russian Army in the Great War"
Biography on the site "Russian Imperial Army"

Preceded by None	Commander of the 25th Army Corps 1910–1914	Succeeded by Alexander Ragoza
Preceded by None	Commander of the 29th Army Corps 1914–1915	Succeeded by Nikolai Lisovsky