Mikhail Krichevsky
| Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 February 1897 Karlovka, Konstantinograd uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died |
26 December 2008 (aged 111 years, 305 days) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Service/branch |
_3.svg.png){kind=small} Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1917 |
| Rank |
 Praporshchik |
| Unit | Engineering corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Юхимович Кричевський, Russian: Михаил Ефимович Кричевский; 25 February 1897, Karlovka, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire – 26 December 2008, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine) was a Jewish-Ukrainian supercentenarian and the last surviving World War I veteran who fought for the Russian Empire.[1][2] Krichevsky was mobilized into the Imperial Russian Army in 1917 and was sent to the Southwestern Front, after graduating from the Kiev Military Engineering School as an engineer-praporshchik. After the October Revolution he returned home, where he settled and lived in Donetsk.
References
- ↑ Последний в мире ветеран Первой мировой живет в Донецке (фото) (in Russian). Интернет-газета Донбасса. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ↑ "Oldest known Ukrainian Jew dies at 111". JTA. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
See also
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