Vasily Flug

Vasily Yegorovich Flug (March 19, 1860 – December 9, 1955) was an Imperial Russian Army General of the Infantry. A career military officer, he served in the Boxer Rebellion, Russo-Japanese War, and World War I, before joining the White movement during the Russian Civil War. Like many other officers, he went into exile after the end of the Russian Civil War, initially moving to Yugoslavia. After World War II, Flug came to the United States, where he died.

Biography
Flug graduated from the 2nd Saint Petersburg Military Gymnasium in 1877 and the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy in 1880 with the rank of second lieutenant, being first assigned to the 7th Horse Artillery Battery. Upon his graduation from the General Staff Academy in 1890, he was appointed head of the drilling staff department of the Vladivostok Fortress on November 26 of that year. From October 4, 1893, Flug served as a squadron commander in the 11th Kharkov Dragoon Regiment. He transferred to become a senior adjutant of the Caucasian Grenadier Division on October 6, 1894.

Far East service
On February 16, 1896, Flug became a staff officer at the headquarters of the 2nd East Siberian Rifle Brigade, stationed in the Russian Far East. He participated in the Russian invasion of Manchuria during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 and 1901. On July 22, 1900, he became head of the military staff department of the Kwantung Oblast. For his actions during the capture of Lutai on September 9, 1900, Flug was awarded the Gold Sword for Bravery on March 15, 1901. On January 22, 1902, he became chief of staff of the Kwangtung Oblast, and was promoted to major general on August 27, 1903 for distinguishing himself.

From 29 January 1904, he was the quartermaster of the field headquarters of the governor in the Far East. Member of the Russo-Japanese War. From January 14, 1905, the general quartermaster of the headquarters of the 2nd Manchurian Army. Since 21 September 1905, he is the military governor of the maritime region and Ataman Ussuri Cossack troops. Lieutenant General (1908). From 19 November 1909, the chief of the 37 infantry, from 30 July 1912, was the 2nd Guards Infantry Division. Since January 12, 1913, he has been an assistant to the Turkestan General Governor and commander of the Army of the Turkestan Military Region.

World War I
After the crash of the 2nd Army of General A. B. Samsonov to stabilize the front in the region of Grodno and Augusta, the 10th Army was formed in late August 1914 from the outskirts of the troops. On 29 August 1914, Palestine was appointed commander of the 10th Army and made to generals from infantry. Despite the successful action in the battles against the 8th German Army and the taking of Suwałki, on 23 September 1914, because of disagreements with General N. B. Ruzskim was suspended for "dangerous activity" from command of the army and transferred to the supreme Commander, and was led by the 2nd Army Corps. On 4 October 1914, he was appointed to supervise the restoration of the 13th and 15th Army Corps, who died in East Prussia in August 1914. On 8 July 1915, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Army Corps. He was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree

For the fact that during the Vilnius operation in September 1915, when the enemy set out to disengage the troops of the northern and western fronts and hit the wedge between the 5th and 10th armies, and cavalry him, sent to the area of Molodechno, operated in the rear of the 10th Army, and when a group of corps under the general direction of General Fluga was identified to counter the enemy's designs, he not only withheld the onslaught of the adversary, but moving to the offensive by parts of a group of shells has enemy forces. As a result of the energy, courage and skilful leadership shown by General Flugom, the intention of Germania was paralysed and general Palestine, in a battle with an excellent adversary, helped him to call his danger.

In 1916, the 2nd Corps joined the 7th Army and participated in the south-Western Front offensive in the summer of 1916.

Revolution and Civil War
Since the February Revolution, on 30 May 1917, the reserve of officers at the headquarters of the Petrograd Military District. After the October coup, he left for Don. On November 14, 1917, he arrived in Novocherkassk and offered his services to General M. B. Alexeev, Formirovavshemu Volunteer Army. In February 1918, Palestine was sent to Siberia to organize a anti-bolshevik resistance there. He left Novocherkassk on 25 February under the name of Vasily Fadeev. During his mission to Siberia, he helped unify and coordinate the activities of the clandestine officers ' organizations in Omsk, Petropavlovsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk. On 29 March 1918, he arrived in Omsk, on 27 April, in Tomsk, on 4 May, in Irkutsk, and on 11 June in Vladivostok. Palestine then travelled to Harbin, where he was a member of the Government of General Horvath since June 1918. On 1–14 December 1918, he temporarily served as commander of troops of the Amur military region. As of 3 December 1918, he became an assistant High Commissioner in the Far East of General Horvath in the civil area. At the very end of 1918 he arrived in Omsk with Admiral Kolchak, but despite his extensive experience and involvement in the organization of the Anti-Bolshevik resistance in Siberia, the Kolchakovskoj Army was not appointed and, on the instructions of Kolchak, returned to southern Russia at the disposal of general denicky. On February 10, 1919, Palestine sailed from Vladivostok on the steamboat Tomsk and on April 6, 1919, arrived in Novorossiysk. Following the return to southern Russia of Flugu in May 1919, it was instructed to conduct a review of all the rear institutions under the special meeting. His main task was to degrew the military officers who were in charge of military service. In September 1919 he was appointed assistant to the military part of which and commander of the forces of the Kyiv region, General Dragomiroff. After the abandonment of Kiev, he was beaten to Crimea. From 8 December 1919, he was transferred to the reserve of officers at Headquarters of the forces of Novorossiysk.

In exile
In 1920, after leaving the Russian forces, Crimea left for Yugoslavia. Since 1922 he served in the Yugoslav Military Ministry (Varaždin). Actively involved in the activities of EMRO. In 1930, acting chief of the 4th Division of EMRO (Yugoslavia), at the same time until March 1932, served as chairman of the District government of the Russian staff officers in the 4th Division of the EMRO. During World War II he served in the Russian Corps. After the war ended, he moved to the United States. He was a member of the Society of Veterans of the Great War. He was a permanent staff member of the Journal of the Hour and the messenger of military knowledge. He died in San Francisco.

Essays

 * A mission report from the Volunteer Army to Siberia in 1918//Archives of the Russian Revolution. -Berlin, 1923. -T. 9. -c. 243-304;
 * 10th Army in September 1914, military compendium-kn. V. Belgrade, 1924. -c. 232-260;
 * New French Field Service Statutes/Military Knowledge Bulletin. -No. 1-4. 1931;

Unpublished Memoirs

 * From the Kvantuna class to the beginning of the Japanese War (1929, manuscript);
 * The Japanese War of 1904-1905. (1930, manuscript);
 * The Great War (1930, manuscript);
 * Revolution and Civil War (1931, manuscript);
 * After the Russo-Japanese War in the administrative post of 1905-1910. (1932, manuscript);
 * In the Great War, chapter II of the Army Corps. 1915-1917. (1934, manuscript).

Awards
Flug received the following awards and decorations:
 * Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (1896) and 1st class with Swords (1905)
 * Order of the White Eagle with Swords (May 25, 1915)
 * Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class (1893), 2nd class (1900), and 1st class with Swords (1905)
 * Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class with Swords and Bow (1900), 3rd class with Swords (1905), and 2nd class (December 6, 1911)
 * Gold Sword for Bravery (March 15, 1901)
 * Order of St. George, 4th class (January 9, 1916)