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Yakiv Slashchov

Yakiv Slashchov (1885–1929) was a russian military commander, lieutenant general, and commander of the Crimean Corps of the Armed Forces of South russia (AFSR) in 1920. He initiated contacts with the military command of the UNR in the autumn of 1920, for which he sent Colonel Noha to the Ukrainian army.

Overview

In 1920, General Yakiv Slashchov commanded the defense of Crimea at Perekop and Chonhar. Aware of the crisis in the White movement and the threat from the Bolsheviks, Slashchov initiated the search for military-political contacts with the Army of the UNR and the government of the Directory. With his knowledge, Colonel Noha traveled to the headquarters of the Supreme Otaman Symon Petliura in Khryplyn with a proposal for a common front and understanding.

However, due to internal strife in the White camp and a conflict with General Petro Wrangel, Slashchov withdrew from affairs and fell into disfavor ("in disgrace") even before the arrival of the Ukrainian delegation led by Mykhailo Lytvynenko and Levko Chykalenko in Sevastopol. After evacuation to Istanbul, he published critical memoirs, and in 1921 he accepted the amnesty of the All-russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK), returned to Soviet russia, and taught at the "Vystrel" (Shot) commanders' school of the Red Army. He was shot in Moscow in 1929.

Key Details / Subtopics

  • Initiative to negotiate with the UNR (1920): He sent Colonel Noha to the headquarters of the UNR army in order to neutralize hostility after the events of autumn 1919 and to achieve a strategic understanding against Bolshevik Moscow.
  • Conflict with Wrangel and disfavor: Because of his critical stance and counterintelligence surveillance of him by Wrangel's Stavka, he was removed from command of the corps.
  • Assessment of the military situation: According to Levko Chykalenko's memoirs, Noha emphasized Slashchov's honesty and competence, noting that the front would hold only as long as Slashchov commanded it.
  • Return to the USSR: In 1921 he called on the soldiers of the "russian army" to return to russia and went over to serve in the Red Army (RSHA).