[2][3] Born in Arad, Hungary (Habsburg monarchy, now Romania) of Serbian descent, Paul Dimich joined the Slavonian border guards in 1749 when he was 18 years old.
[4] At the beginning of 1757, Dimich joined the Imperial Russian Army under the command of the Field marshal Prince Apraxin ordered to take part in their operations.
He then stood in front of a few battalions of Russian grenadiers, asked them in their language to follow him, and, at the head of the troop with enthusiasm about him, attacked the enemy Prussians with bayonets so successfully that they immediately had to give way.
Dimich was rewarded for his armed deeds in the "7th Promotion" (on 30 April 1762)[6] by the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa and a "diploma" in 1765 elevated to the status of baron.
[8] During the Turkish war, Dimich was in Wartensleben’s corps in the Banat and stood with his troops at Schupanek (Szupany) to prevent the Turks from entering the country.