Vladimir Bezobrazov (soldier)
Vladimir Mikhailovich Bezobrazov (; 1857 - 1932) was a Russian military leader from the Bezobrazov family, general from the cavalry, adjutant general. From 1915-1916 he was commander of the Guard. Biography. The younger brother of the Secretary of State A. Mikhailovich Bezobrazov. Grandson of General G.I. Nostits and Senator A.M. Bezobrazov, great-grandson of Count F.G. Orlov. Born in St. Petersburg, was baptized on February 10, 1857, in the Simeonovskaya church on Mokhovaya with the perception of his grandfather A. M. Bezobrazov and aunt M. A. Shelashnikova. Achievement list. “Because, having received the order to take possession of  the strongly fortified positions of the enemy at the village Kosarzhev and on the front of. Eziorki-f. Dombrovki, occupied by him after a failed round of our left flank, secured from the right flank of the swamps of the river. Steam and giving the enemy the opportunity to fire cross-section artillery, rifle and machine gun fire, our attacking units, with excellent courage, order and stamina, fought stubborn battles from 23 to 27 Aug. 1914 inclusive, ending with the complete defeat of the enemy, who began to quickly retreat, throwing guns and surrendering in the hundreds, more than 60  officers and more than 3,000 lower ranks were taken prisoner in these battles. " During the February Revolution he was in Petrograd. On February 28, 1917, he arrived at General S.S. Khabalov and demanded decisive measures to suppress the unrest, he pointed to the Tauride Palace, where at that time the Council of Workers 'and Soldiers' Deputies was already sitting as the center for leading the uprising. “A little sovereign had such, with all his heart and soul of his loving, selflessly devoted to him, subjects. That’s why Bezobrazov removed, in advance of the revolution, his connection with the guard  (F. Vinberg). " After the revolution he emigrated to France. He died in Nice. General Bezobrazov was one of the fifteen founders of the Imperial Russian Automobile Society, which was created on May 15, 1903, at the initiative of motorist P. P. Beckel. At the first meeting of the company, Bezobrazov was elected chairman of the Committee of the Company. Family. He was married to Countess Nadezhda Vladimirovna Stenbock-Fermor (1871-1944), maid of honor of the court (1891), daughter of Count Vladimir Alexandrovich Stenbock-Fermor (1849-1897) from his marriage with Evdokia Ivanovna Apraksina (1850-1875). Died in exile in  Nice. They had nine children - Vladimir, Nadezhda, Evdokia, Mikhail, Olga, George, Elizabeth, Maria, Irina.