Viktorin Molchanov
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Viktorin Mikhailovich Molchanov (Russian: Викторин Михайлович Молчанов) (born January 11, 1886, Chistopol, Governate of Kazan - died January 10, 1975, San Francisco) was a participant of the White movement, Major-General (1919).
Molchalin was born to Russian nobles. He was graduated from the Elabuga Comprehensive School and the Moscow Alexey's Military Institute in 1906. Molchanov served in Primorye. He was a participant of the World War I as a captain of a field company. After his demobilization, he returned to the Urals and fought against the Soviets. Since the end of 1918 Molchanov headed Izhevsk brigade then division.
After the defeat of Admiral Kolchak's armies and retreat to Transbaikal, Molchanov was appointed the head of the 3rd Separate Rifle Corps of the Far Eastern Army by Ataman Grigory Semyonov. In October 1920 the Ataman was defeated and the survived units evacuated to China. General Molchanov moved to Primorye becoming a commandant of Vladivostok on May 31, 1921. Under his command the Whites launched an offensive and captured Khabarovsk in November 1921 but his troops were smashed at Volochaevka on February 12 1922 by Vasily Blyukher. General Molchanov moved to China and then settled down in the USA where he wrote his memoirs.
