Vladimir Khuva
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Mongolian People's RepublicVladimir Khuva | |
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| Native name | Владими Хува |
| Birth name | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Khuva |
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| Allegiance | Mongolian People's Republic |
| Branch | Mongolian People's Army Red Army |
| Service years | 1900s—1920s |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Conflicts | Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Russian Civil War, Mongolian Revolution of 1921 |
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Khuva (Mongolian: Владимир Александрович Хува) was a Soviet and Mongolian military leader who was one of the earliest and most influential Soviet military advisors in Mongolia during the formative years of the Mongolian People's Republic. As Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army from September 1921 to September 1922.[1] He played a key role in organizing and modernizing the Mongolian Army following the Mongolian Revolution of 1921.[2]
Little is known about Khuva's early life. He served as a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army and participated in both the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. After the 1917 October Revolution, he joined the Bolsheviks and became a member of the Executive Committee of the Yenisei Soviet.
During the Russian Civil War, Khuva served as Chief of the Department of Reserve Armies in the Eastern Siberian Military District and later as an Infantry Inspector of the 5th Army of the RSFSR 5th Army.[3]