Mikhail Pleshkov, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mikhail Pleshkov

Russian equestrian

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1885

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1956

Profession: military personnel, equestrian

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Mikhail Pleshkov

  • Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov, Jr.
  • (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; 6 March 1885 – 12 November 1956) was a Russian equestrian and military officer.
  • He competed in jumping at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished 21st individually and fifth with the Russian team.Pleshkov was the son of Russian general Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pleshkov Sr.
  • He served in Russian cavalry and took part in World War I.
  • On 30 December 1915 he received the rank of colonel, and starting from 1917 was acting as regiment commander, reaching the rank of general-major by 1919–20.
  • During those years of the Russian Civil War, he was one of the leaders of the White movement in the Far East, and after its fall emigrated from Russia.
  • He died in 1956 in the United States.

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