Oleksander Hrekov
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Oleksander Petrovych Hrekov (Ukrainian: Олександр Петрович Греков) (4 December 1875 – 2 December 1958) was a general of the Imperial Russian Army and Ukrainian People's Army. He was a commander-in-chief of the army of the West Ukrainian National Republic during the Polish-Ukrainian War and architect of the Chortkiv offensive in which the Ukrainian Galician Army advanced 120 km (75 mi) against the Polish army.
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Oleksander Petrovych Hrekov | |
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Born | (1875-12-04)4 December 1875 Glukhovsky uezd, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 December 1958(1958-12-02) (aged 83) Vienna, Austria |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1905–1917) West Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921) |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Ukrainian Galician Army |
Years of service | 1905–1921 |
Rank | Major General Otaman |
Battles/wars | First World War Ukrainian War of Independence The Entente intervention Polish–Soviet War |
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