Nikolai Istomin

Nikolai Mikhailovich Istomin was a Russian Lieutenant General who was known for being the commander of the 5th Caucasian Army Corps during World War I.

Biography Istomin was Born on May 21, 1855, in Pyatnitskoe.

On September 7, 1868, he entered the , from which he was released as an Ensign on August 30, 1873, in the 5th naval crew, but did not stay long in the navy and was transferred to the army and served in the 3rd artillery brigade.

During the Russo-Turkish War, Istomin was part of the Lovche-Selva detachment and fought at the Siege of Plevna. By the highest order of May 17, 1915, Istomin was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree.

From March 15, 1915, he was the commander of the 5th Caucasian Army Corps, which fought in the European theater of war. In March 1916, this corps was transferred to the Caucasus, and Istomin was left to fight in the Western Front and on April 2 was appointed commander of the newly formed 46th Army Corps.

After the February Revolution, during the purge of the senior command staff, Istomin was removed from his post on April 6, 1917, and enlisted in the reserve of ranks at the headquarters of the Minsk Military District. On October 23, he was dismissed from service on a petition with a uniform and a pension. After the October Revolution, Istomin remained in Petrograd and enlisted in the Red Army and in 1925 he was a teacher at the Naval Hydrographic School in Leningrad. The date of Istomin's death remains unknown.

Awards Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class (1880) Order of Saint Anna, 3rd Class (1885) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class (1888) Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class (1898) Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class (1903) Order of Saint Vladimir 3rd class with swords (December 6, 1904) Order of Saint Stanislaus 1st class with swords (1905) Golden Weapon for Bravery (June 5, 1907) Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class (December 6, 1910) Order of Saint George, 4th Class (May 17, 1915)