Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev
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Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev[lower-alpha 2] (Russian: Константин Петрович Нечаев, Polish: Konstantin Pietrowicz Nieczajew; 31 May 1883 – 5 February 1946) was an Imperial Russian Army officer and White movement leader, who commanded a large Russian mercenary army in China from 1924 to 1929. Fighting for the Fengtian clique warlords Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zongchang, Nechaev took part in several wars of the Chinese Warlord Era until his mercenary force was destroyed in the Northern Expedition. Thereafter, he mostly retired from military service and became a White émigré community leader in Manchuria. Captured by SMERSH during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, Nechaev was executed by Soviet authorities in 1946.
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Born | (1883-05-31)31 May 1883 Łódź, Russian Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | 5 February 1946(1946-02-05) (aged 62)[lower-alpha 1] Chita, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Allegiance | Russia White movement Republic of China |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army White Army Fengtian clique's Shandong Army Northeastern Army |
Years of service | 1904–1921, 1924–1929 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | 5th Cavalry Division People's Army of Komuch Kappelevtsy White movement in Transbaikal Fengtian foreign legion |
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Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Warlord Era Northern Expedition Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong (possibly) Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) |
Awards | Order of St. George, 4th class |
Other work | Head of White émigré "Russian National Community"[2] and "Bureau of Russian Emigrants in Manchuria"[3] |
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