# Georgy Viranovsky

Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky (Russian: Георгий Николаевич Вирановский; November 13, 1867 – 1920) was a Russian commander, participant in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, Lieutenant General (April 29, 1917), and participant in the White Movement during the Civil War (1918-1920). He was Cavalier of the Order of St. George 3rd and 4th degree.

## Biography
### Family

Georgy Nikolaevich Viranovsky was born to into the noble family of the Viranovsky: His Father was Colonel Nikolai Antonovich Viranovsky (1816-1896) who was a member of the Defense of Sevastopol in 1854–1855, his Mother was Alexandra Vasilyevna, née Belokon .
He had five Brothers: Alexander (born in 1857), Nikolai (born in 1859), Ivan (born in 1861), Konstantin (born in 1866), Peter (1872–1940) and three sisters: Elizabeth (born in 1863), Natalia (1869-1917) and Maria (born in 1870).
He was married to Elena Arturovna, née Luix, daughter of a Belgian citizen. They had three sons: Boris (1893-1968), George (1896-1926) and Nikolai (1910-1985).

### Education

Viranovsky graduated in 1885 from the Vladimir Kiev Cadet Corps, in 1887 - the 3rd Military Alexander School in the 1st category, in 1897 - the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category.

### Service in the Russian army

* August 28 (September 9), 1885 - cadet of rank. February 11, 1886 - second lieutenant.
* August 7, 1887 he was appointed to the 56th Infantry Regiment of Zhytomyr.
* May 20, 1890 he was seconded to the 14th artillery brigade for testing in the service and subsequently transferring to artillery. From May 15, 1891 - lieutenant. On July 16, 1891, he was transferred to the 14th artillery brigade, and on August 12 he was assigned to the 4th battery.
* July 28, 1896 - headquarters captain; May 19 (31), 1897 - captain.
* May 26, 1897 was assigned to the General Staff and appointed to serve in the Kiev Military District.
* On January 17, 1898, he was transferred to the General Staff with the appointment of the 19th Infantry Division as the senior adjutant of the headquarters.
* November 24, 1898 - Senior Adjutant to the headquarters of the 21st Army Corps.
* On the occasion of military operations in the Far East, from July 16 to December 18, 1900, he was sent to the command of the 3rd Rifle Brigade to fulfil the duties of senior adjutant. It was located within Manchuria, participated in the expedition of Colonel A.S. Khatova from September 2 (14) to October 10 (22), 1900 (with a shoot-out on September 28 (October 10)).
* On February 5, 1901, he was assigned for a one-year term to the 166th Rivne Infantry Regiment for commanding a company.
* December 6, 1901 - lieutenant colonel, appointed acting headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the 9th Army Corps.
* On October 25, 1903, he was appointed headquarters officer for special assignments at the headquarters of the Odessa Military District. Since January 26 (February 8), 1904 - Senior Adjutant of the Headquarters of the Odessa Military District. The censored command of the battalion served in the 14th Rifle Regiment from June 12 (25) to October 10 (23), 1904.
* On October 11, 1904, he was transferred to correct the position of headquarters officer commanded by the 4th Rifle Brigade, and from October 25 (November 7), he was transferred as headquarters officer. December 6 (19), 1905 - Colonel. Member of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 from 1905 to May 1906.
* July 22, 1907 he was appointed chief of staff of the Odessa camp. From May 13 (26) to July 13 (26), 1908 he was assigned to the artillery, and from July 13 (26) to August 15 (26), 1908 to cavalry.
* Since June 1, 1911 - commander of the 16th rifle emperor Alexander III regiment. After the outbreak of World War I, he took command of the brigade of the 65th Infantry Division. From August 12 (25), 1914 - Major General.
* December 14, 1914 he was appointed chief of staff of the 8th artillery corps.
* May 4, 1916 - commander of the 12th Infantry Division.
* December 6 (19), 1916, he was appointed acting chief of staff of the 6th Army, General V.N. Gorbatovsky.
After the February Revolution, on April 2 (15), 1917, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Guards Corps of the 11th Army. April 29, 1917 - lieutenant general.
* On August 19, 1917, he was transferred to the reserve of ranks at the Kiev headquarters, and on September 8 (21), 1917 - to the Odessa military district.
* September 9, 1917, when after the performance of General L. G. Kornilov many command posts were vacated, he was appointed commander of the 26th artillery corps of the 9th army.
* Since October 23, 1917 - Chief of Staff of the Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Romanian Front Armies.

### Civil War

After the dissolution of the front, he lived in the Karpovo estate, but a year later he crossed, circling Asia on the Eastern Front by sea, where he arrived in August 1919. He served in the army of Admiral Alexander Kolchak as chief supply officer of the 2nd and 3rd armies. January 1920, he was captured by units of the 5th Army (RSFSR) in Krasnoyarsk.
He was listed on the lists of the intelligence department of the headquarters of the 5th Army (RSFSR) of the Soviet Red Army on February 4, 1920. It was placed at the disposal of the chief of the General Headquarters, the lists of which are mentioned between May 15 and August 7, 1920. He was executed in captivity in 1920. According to another version, he died of typhus.

## Contemporaries' comments about George Nikolaevich

Lieutenant General A.S. Lukomsky recalled:
From the memoirs of V.N. von Dreyer:

## Awards

* December 6, 1899 - Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree
* December 6, 1903 - Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree
* October 31, 1905 - Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd degree
* December 31, 1905 - Order of St. Stanislav of the 2nd degree with swords and a bow (approved on July 8 (21), 1907 for works incurred in the war with Japan)
* February 12, 1908 - Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree
* 1911 - Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree
* December 6, 1913 - Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
* April 24, 1915 - Order of St. George, 4th class (for the battles of November 3–10 (23), 1914 near the village of Podbuzh)
* 1915 - Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree with swords
* 1916 - Order of St. Anne, 1st degree
* August 4 (17), 1916 - Order of St. George, 3rd class (for difference during the offensive on May 28 (June 10) 1916 near the village of Black Stream)
* 1902 - silver medal for a trip to China in 1900-1901
* 1906 - light bronze medal commemorating the war with Japan of 1904–1905.