Skarżyński
The Orthodox branch of the Skarzhinsky family belonged to the richest land owning Russian nobility and played a prominent role in the history of Russia, and Ukraine.
[1][13][14][7][9][15] They owned thousands of acres of land throughout the territory of the Russian Empire from western Belarus to central and southern regions of Ukraine.
[7] The family owned hundreds of acres of land in Mglin, Russia where Alexander Matveyevich Skarzhinsky was leader of the Mglinsky nobility.
[7] Matvey Ivanovich Skarzhinsky, who began his civil service in 1788, was promoted to titular councilor in 1815, was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th class.
[28] The family has branches or estates in Żuków, Chodaków, Drozdy, Konarów, Brzeziny, Sochaczew, Rypin, Sierpc, Gójsk, and Szczutowo in Poland.
began his service in 1769 as a clerk, a cornet of the Lubny Regimental Hundred (1773 - 1787), Zolotonosha District Marshal of the Nobility, since 1780 a Bunchuk comrade.
[7] Major General Pyotr Mikhailovich Skarzhinsky [ru](1747 - 1805) was born in the Poltava region and devoted his life to military service.
[7] In 1787, Pyotr Skarzhinsky showed extraordinary courage when, in early October, Suvorov's troops defeated the Turks, taking the fortress near Ochakov.
began his Russian military service in 1769 as a clerk, cornet of the regimental Lubensky hundred (1773 - 1787), Zolotonosha district leader of the nobility and since 1780 Bunchuk comrade.
[7] Nikolai Petrovich Skarzhinsky- second lieutenant of the Life Guards of the Izmailovsky Regiment, mortally wounded in the battle of Kulm (August 17, 1813), his name is listed on one of the marble plaques on the walls of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
[14] For the Battle of Borodino, Nikolai Skarzhinsky received a high award - a golden sword with the inscription "For bravery", as well as promotion to the rank of second lieutenant.
[13] During the Patriotic War of 1812, Viktor Petrovich Skarzhinsky [ru] was one of the first to form a militia of peasants, arming at his own expense a detachment of about 111 people, who replenished the number of light cavalry squadrons with volunteers.
It played a significant role driving Napoleon's army out of Europe serving in the battles of Lahoysk, Orsha, and Borisov, Belarus.
[32] Skarzhinsky's Squadron took part in battles at Elijah, Preny, Iglishki, Mikhalishki, Góra Kalwaria, Wilkowiszki, Lyudinovo, and Prudnik during the month of December of the same year.
In this temple, erected in memory of soldiers who died in World War II, marble plaques with the names of military formations are installed on the walls.
On June 16, 1872, a monument to Viktor P. Skarzhinsky was solemnly unveiled in the Odessa City Garden to commemorate his great services to Russia.
[35] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Nikolay Vladimirovich Skarzhinsky was awarded the Order of Glory, for bravery, during combat operations.
[9] In 1945, Soviet soldier Junior Sergeant Anatoly Ivanovich Skarzhinsky was awarded military decoration Medal "For Courage" (Russia).
[9] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Ivan Filippovich Skarzhinsky was awarded combat decoration Medal "For Battle Merit".
[9] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Captain Ivan Aleksandrovich Skarzhinsky served in the 1st Guards Motor Rifle Division.
[9] During World War Two, Soviet Junior Sergeant Lavrentiy Lukich Skarzhinsky was award military decoration Order of the Red Star while serving with the 1st Ukrainian Front participating in many major combat operations including the Battle of Berlin.
[9] During World War Two, Red Army soldier Vasiliy Semenovich Skarzhinsky served with the Soviet 15th Reconnaissance Reserve Aviation Regiment.
[9] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Private Anatoly Sidorovich Skarzhinsky was taken prisoner, during combat operations, by German forces.
[9] During World War Two, Corporal Zygmunt Antonovich Skarzhinsky served with the 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division, First Polish Army (1944–1945) where he would be killed during combat operations that liberated Warsaw.
[9] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Private Mikhail Ivanovich Skarzhinsky was killed in action while serving with the Red Army's 327th Rifle Division.
[9] During World War Two, Soviet soldier Corporal Petr Pavlovich Skarzhinsky was awarded the Medal for Courage(2 times) and the Order of the Red Star.
[9] During World War Two, Dmitry Fedorovich Skarzhinsky was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for the efficient production of armaments as the chief engineer of the plant No 69.
[17] During the Vietnam War, United States Marine Corps Corporal Donald Louis Brunett served at Da Nang as a combat engineer.
During the Gulf War, U.S. Army Specialist Donald Richard Brunett served in Task Force 1-41 with the U.S. 2nd Armored Division(FWD).
[46] On 29 October 1990, Aleksandr Alekseyevich Skarzhinskiy was awarded a Silver medal for his work in agriculture with the Research Institute of Vegetable Farming by the government of the Soviet Union.
