Picked up this from
http://www.helsinki.fi/ylioppilasmatrik ... p?id=22013 - Yo Hlinnan norm.lys. Hk-yo →1888. Käynyt Haminan kadettik. Turkestanin vuoritykistöpatterin aliluutn. 1890, yleni Venäjän armeijassa kenraalimajuriksi 1916, viim. divisioonan komentaja 1917
Seems that he commanded a Mountain Artillery Unit in Turkestan from 1890.
Also see this link -
http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/kenraalit/?gid=205 - rough translation (done using google so it IS very rough) below. Did not have time to tidy up the translation and figure out the bits that did not translate
Kivekäs (Backman), Karl Edward
lieutenant general - S 06/12/1866 Valkeala, K Hämeenlinna 19.2.1940
Parents - the owner, merchant Carl Backman and Henry's daughter Maria Henrika Karén.
Spouse (s) and their parents P1 Elizaveta Viktorovna Medinskaja. P1 V Major General Viktor Julianovitš Medinski and Baroness Natalia Silfverhjelm S, 1842, or 1882 in New Maryland, Alaska. P2 Tashkent, Turkestan, General Government, Russia 10.10.1910: Natalia Jantzyn S 31/10/1879, Kokand, General Government of Turkestan, Russia. P2 V Major General Nikolai and Anna Jantzyn Jantzyn.
Children
adoptive daughter from 1917 Gulj Begim, baptism, Olga S 05.14.1902. Afghan Barakat and his wife shugnanilaisen Binazirin daughter.
Career
Karl Edvard Kivekäs matriculated at the Hämeenlinna Normal Lyceum 05/31/1886. He was inducted into the military academy student in Finland Hamina 22/07/1886. After graduating from the cadet school Kivekäs was promoted to second lieutenant and was assigned to the service of Turkestan separate vuoritykistöpatteriin riding on 10.08.1890. Kivekäs was 19.3. - 02.05.1893 commanded Gultsan Altaivuoristoon fort forming a Cossack taistelupuolipatteria. Kivekäs was 2.5. - 08.20.1893 Pamir turn a number of separate taistelurakettijaoksen manager and was then seconded Pamiriin Sadzanskin tykistöjaokseen 20.8. - 16.09.1893, as well as riding the mountain artillery battery Pamir interactive set of Altai reserve section 16.9. - 02.10.1893. After returning to riding on a separate Turkestan vuoritykistöpatteriin Kivekäs was assigned to the radiator training the municipal head of 02.10.1893 and 15.06.1894 was promoted to Lieutenant.
In the period 1896 - 1899 was a junior officer in the Kivekäs Pamir interactive set of kasakkasotniassa 05/08/1896 - 05/18/1897, and re-formed Pamir shift commander, as well as a number of Pamir sotamaaherrana 05/18/1897 - 12/09/1899. He was promoted to alikapteeniksi 23/04/1898. The preparation of the Fergana war at the behest of the governor's report Pamir interaction forces with 1897 - 1899 Kivekäs returned to the service of Turkestan separate vuoritykistöpatteriin riding on 24.12.1899. Kivekäs mountain artillery battery served as Financial Manager 21.2. - 23/08/1901, Pamir shift manager in a number of 23.8.1901 - 30.8.1902, a mountain artillery battery senior officer in 24.10. - 16.11.1902, as well as mountain artillery battery of the Economic and training municipal manager 16/11/1902 - 10/01/1904. He was promoted to captain of 08/25/1902. Kivekäs its mountain artillery battery va. Manager 01/10/1904 - 01/20/1905 and the Pamir turn as Department Manager 20/01/1905 - 12/02/1906. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel 27/09/1905 and was assigned to the emperor's command 12/02/1906 Turkestan military district commander from the forces entered riding on a field artillery officer in the lists. Kivekäs Turkestan was appointed a separate riding mountain artillery battery commander 18/06/1908. He was promoted to colonel and transferred to 2 riding on a field artillery regiment commander in Lithuania 08.31.1910, after which he moved to 1 mountain artillery regiment commander of 27/11/1913.
During the First World War, at the beginning of Kivekäs regiment fought in North West Germany, at the front, as well as the south-western front of Austria 11.04.1914 - 24.09.1915. He was ordered to 21.12.1915 Odessa Military District Administration Head of artillery to set up 113 field artillery brigades, which he served as commander of 09/03/1916 - 09/24/1917. He fought brigades of Austrian troops Galicia, Zoloto Lipa River, Tsenjovkajoella and participated in the drive and vetäytymistaisteluihin Brezeznain city of 28.07.1916 - 07.14.1917. Kivekäs was promoted to Major-General 23.09.1916, and he was 41 Army Corps va. head of the artillery until 24/09/1917. He was transferred to 113 09/24/1917 infantry division commander, who fought Brezeznain town and village in the area Zborysevin 1.10. - 27.11.1917. 113. Infantry Division was transferred to the Ukrainian government side, and General Kivekäs served as commander of the battle against the Bolsheviks Dubnon, Zdolbunovon and Rovno urban areas Volyniassa 12/16/1917 - 04/03/1918. Kivekäs resigned from the service of the Russian Army 113 infantry division after demobilization, and returned to the Odessa Finland through 07/26/1918.
Kivekäs was entered as a Major General of the Finnish army officer to the list of permanent crew 08/05/1918, after which he served as commander of the vartiopataljoonien 5.8. - 10/10/1918, coastal artillery commander 10/10/1918 - 02/02/1919, and 02/02/1919 from artillery inspector. Kivekäs its own role, but also the Acting Chief of Staff. chief of staff of 17.6. - 18.07.1919 and the Finnish army vt. Supreme Commander of 18.7. - 09.12.1919. He was ordered to 12.09.1919 coastal defense artillery inspector and the inspector's role was released 05.05.1920. Kivekäs the castle was transferred to Finland 03/07/1925 vt. the commandant of the garrison and the Helsinki vt. Manager. He was awarded a distinction from military service rank of Lieutenant General 30.08.1928, after which he served as yet from 1929 to 1932 the Ministry of Defence Ordnance Department va. palkkiotoimisena ammunition inspector.
Honor and badges: VenSt 3 14/05/1896; Alexander III's reign hop. mm. 11.12.1896; Central Asian military expeditions blond pr. mm. 11/05/1897; Buhr silver star 1 16/07/1898; Vena 3 24/09/1900; Buhr gold star 3 05/01/1901; TanskDR R 06/27/1901; VenSt 2 08/14/1903; VenVl 4 16/04/1907; Romanov dynasty 300-year jubilee celebration blond pr. mm. 21/02/1913; Patriotic War 1812 blond pr. 100 vuotismm. 26/09/1913; VenVl 3 12/06/1913; Vena 2 mk. 02/06/1915; VenVl Add note 4. 05/09/1915; VenSt 2 mk. 09/15/1915; VenVl 3 mk. 10.10.1915; stretching weapon URH. 02/11/1915; VenSt 1 rtmk. 03/01/1917; Vena 1 rtr. mk. 07/14/1917; SVR KI 18/07/1919; RanskKL K 10/08/1921; PuolPR K 29/03/1922; VirPR culture. Star 05.04.1923; VirVR I / 2 25/05/1923; LatvLR R 07/04/1924; RuotsMR K 1 8/21/1925; TanskDR K 1 5/24/1928; Latvia vs. 10-vuotismm. 26/01/1930.
