Boris Smyslovsky
Boris Alekseyevich Smyslovsky | |
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| Born | 3 December 1897 Terijoki (Vyborg Province), Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 September 1988 (aged 90) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Russian Imperial Army German Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | Captain (Russian Imperial Army) Generalmajor (Wehrmacht) |
| Commands | Sonderdivision R First Russian National Army |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the German Eagle Ostvolk Medal Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Stanislaus (Imperial House of Romanov) |
Boris Alexeyevich Smyslovsky (Russian: Борис Алексеевич Смысловский; 3 December 1897 – 5 September 1988), also known under the pseudonyms Hauptmann von Regenau and (later) Arthur Holmston (Russian: Артур Хольмстон), was a Russian-Finnish general, émigré and anti-communist. He commanded the pro-Axis collaborationist First Russian National Army during World War II.