Mikhail Krichevsky

Mikhail Krichevsky
Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky
Born February 25, 1897(1897-02-25)
Karlovka, Konstantinograd uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire
Died December 26, 2008(2008-12-26) (aged 111)
Donetsk, Russia
Allegiance  Russian Empire
Service/branch Russian Army
Years of service 1917–?
Battles/wars World War I

Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Юхимович Кричевський; 25 February 1897 – 26 December 2008) was Ukraine's last surviving World War I veteran. He joined the army in 1917. Accounts differ as to whether he was sent to the Austro-Hungarian front. After the October Revolution he returned home. He lived in Donetsk.

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