Cross general K e l l e r and
Cross of general Keller
The commander of the 3. the driving section, general count Keller already in the first days of the February revolution he refused to take the oath of obedience and fidelity to the Provisional government. General count Keller was one of the few senior officers who publicly confessed allegiance to the tsar and the monarchy.
Resigned from the command , forward your unit to the general Krymovi and went to Kharkov. Here he lived as a retired soldier. But already at the beginning of November 1918 for the general come the envoys of the Northern army (later called the North-western army ) . General Keller was invited to put himself at the head of this higher units and launched a struggle against the bolsheviks. Count Keller agrees and on 12 . November is leaving to Kiev with the aim of becoming the commander of this army, which is formed in the space of the Pskova.
In Kiev, however from the decision of the Hetmanské of the government appointed to the post of commander in Chief of all the armed forces of Ukraine. Keller agreed, but with one condition. His wish was, to all units, sections and the guerrillas, who have been subject to Hetmanské the government of the united and within the Dobrovolecké army into submission gen Denikinovi. This organization, however, did not suit Hetmanské the government and so the general of Keller wrote my function and tried to get to Kiev to go.
At this time, however, is Kiev unexpectedly occupied by troops of Petliura. Keller was betrayed, issued petljurovcům and in the night from 20 to 21. December was shot at the Sofia square eleven shots in the back. At the same time with the general was shot by his adjutant, colonel Panteleev and captain Ivanov, who completely volunteered their life teamed up with the count. Both had the possibility of Kiev to escape, but we both have accepted death before betrayal.
After the death of general Keller becomes the commander of the army general Vandam, later colonel von Neff, colonel Dzerzhinsky and ultimately the general Rodzjanko.
For the soldiers of the Northern army founded ( or rather wanted to establish a) count Keller memorial and honorary cross :
CROSS GENERAL KELLER
Description of the cross:
It's about the cross type of the Maltese order, which resembles náprsnímu the cross of the order of the knights of Malta. Decoration in the shape of a cross was in the size of 54 mm. The award of this decoration but it is unlikely for earl Keller in command of the Northern army arrived, and so naskytá the question of when and how could this cross actually set up.
Expert and author of publications about the decorations of the Civil war period, 1917-1922 gene. Paškov it is reported that in the private collection of viscount Robert Gruvela in Paris was this cross bred, the author saw it. Paškov states that the cross is just covered with white lacquer, then isn't he enameled.. The decorations earned the viscount at the same time with other awards and decorations army Bermon-Avalova in Germany in 1919.
For illustration we shall serve only the image,which is taken from the books of mr. Paškova.
Literature:
General P.Avalov: In the Struggle with Bolshevism. Berlin 1921
P. Paskov : Orders and Badges in the Civil War of 1917-1922 . Paris 1961.
Cross of general Keller
The commander of the 3. the driving section, general count Keller already in the first days of the February revolution he refused to take the oath of obedience and fidelity to the Provisional government. General count Keller was one of the few senior officers who publicly confessed allegiance to the tsar and the monarchy.
Resigned from the command , forward your unit to the general Krymovi and went to Kharkov. Here he lived as a retired soldier. But already at the beginning of November 1918 for the general come the envoys of the Northern army (later called the North-western army ) . General Keller was invited to put himself at the head of this higher units and launched a struggle against the bolsheviks. Count Keller agrees and on 12 . November is leaving to Kiev with the aim of becoming the commander of this army, which is formed in the space of the Pskova.
In Kiev, however from the decision of the Hetmanské of the government appointed to the post of commander in Chief of all the armed forces of Ukraine. Keller agreed, but with one condition. His wish was, to all units, sections and the guerrillas, who have been subject to Hetmanské the government of the united and within the Dobrovolecké army into submission gen Denikinovi. This organization, however, did not suit Hetmanské the government and so the general of Keller wrote my function and tried to get to Kiev to go.
At this time, however, is Kiev unexpectedly occupied by troops of Petliura. Keller was betrayed, issued petljurovcům and in the night from 20 to 21. December was shot at the Sofia square eleven shots in the back. At the same time with the general was shot by his adjutant, colonel Panteleev and captain Ivanov, who completely volunteered their life teamed up with the count. Both had the possibility of Kiev to escape, but we both have accepted death before betrayal.
After the death of general Keller becomes the commander of the army general Vandam, later colonel von Neff, colonel Dzerzhinsky and ultimately the general Rodzjanko.
For the soldiers of the Northern army founded ( or rather wanted to establish a) count Keller memorial and honorary cross :
CROSS GENERAL KELLER
Description of the cross:
It's about the cross type of the Maltese order, which resembles náprsnímu the cross of the order of the knights of Malta. Decoration in the shape of a cross was in the size of 54 mm. The award of this decoration but it is unlikely for earl Keller in command of the Northern army arrived, and so naskytá the question of when and how could this cross actually set up.
Expert and author of publications about the decorations of the Civil war period, 1917-1922 gene. Paškov it is reported that in the private collection of viscount Robert Gruvela in Paris was this cross bred, the author saw it. Paškov states that the cross is just covered with white lacquer, then isn't he enameled.. The decorations earned the viscount at the same time with other awards and decorations army Bermon-Avalova in Germany in 1919.
For illustration we shall serve only the image,which is taken from the books of mr. Paškova.
Literature:
General P.Avalov: In the Struggle with Bolshevism. Berlin 1921
P. Paskov : Orders and Badges in the Civil War of 1917-1922 . Paris 1961.