Peaked caps were introduced in the Russian army in 1811 to replace peaked hats, but they were worn optionally. This headgear became a mandatory part of officers' uniform only on the eve of the Great Patriotic War.
The collection of the Zimovniki Museum of Local History houses a post-war peaked cap, an item of a ceremonial uniform. The headgear belonged to Major General Timofey Kruglyakov, a participant in World War I and the Great Patriotic War. One of the central streets in Zimovniki is named after him.
Timofey Kruglyakov was born on November 5, 1890, in the stanitsa (village) of Ermakovskaya (now it is the Tatsinsky District of Rostov Oblast). He served in the army since 1911 in the 3rd battery of the 52nd Artillery Brigade. Since August 1914, Timofey Kruglyakov participated in World War I. He was a senior feuerwerker and a sergeant on the Western Front. For his service in battle, he received state awards: the Cross of Saint George of all the four classes and the 4th class Medal of Saint George.
In January 1918, Timofey Kruglyakov’s unit was disbanded. He went to Zimovniki, where his parents lived. In the village, Timofey Kruglyakov was appointed a head of the military department of the Zimovniki Revolutionary Committee. At the end of February 1918, he organized a partisan detachment of 200 people.
During the interwar period, Timofey Kruglyakov got an education. He completed the Higher Rifle School for Command Personnel of the Workers-Peasant Red Army “Vystrel” courses and the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
The Great Patriotic War began for Timofey Kruglyakov in October 1942, when he was appointed a representative of the Central Headquarters of the Partisan Movement on the Stalingrad Front. These detachments took part in the liberation of Zimovniki village from the Nazi invaders.
After the war, Timofey Kruglyakov continued to serve in the Soviet army. Since July 1946, he lived in Kazan and held the post of military commissar of the Tatar ASSR. Timofey Kruglyakov was transferred to the reserve in 1954; he often visited Zimovniki, where he met with young people and veterans. On May 24, 1966, he died.
The collection of the Zimovniki Museum of Local History houses a post-war peaked cap, an item of a ceremonial uniform. The headgear belonged to Major General Timofey Kruglyakov, a participant in World War I and the Great Patriotic War. One of the central streets in Zimovniki is named after him.
Timofey Kruglyakov was born on November 5, 1890, in the stanitsa (village) of Ermakovskaya (now it is the Tatsinsky District of Rostov Oblast). He served in the army since 1911 in the 3rd battery of the 52nd Artillery Brigade. Since August 1914, Timofey Kruglyakov participated in World War I. He was a senior feuerwerker and a sergeant on the Western Front. For his service in battle, he received state awards: the Cross of Saint George of all the four classes and the 4th class Medal of Saint George.
In January 1918, Timofey Kruglyakov’s unit was disbanded. He went to Zimovniki, where his parents lived. In the village, Timofey Kruglyakov was appointed a head of the military department of the Zimovniki Revolutionary Committee. At the end of February 1918, he organized a partisan detachment of 200 people.
During the interwar period, Timofey Kruglyakov got an education. He completed the Higher Rifle School for Command Personnel of the Workers-Peasant Red Army “Vystrel” courses and the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
The Great Patriotic War began for Timofey Kruglyakov in October 1942, when he was appointed a representative of the Central Headquarters of the Partisan Movement on the Stalingrad Front. These detachments took part in the liberation of Zimovniki village from the Nazi invaders.
After the war, Timofey Kruglyakov continued to serve in the Soviet army. Since July 1946, he lived in Kazan and held the post of military commissar of the Tatar ASSR. Timofey Kruglyakov was transferred to the reserve in 1954; he often visited Zimovniki, where he met with young people and veterans. On May 24, 1966, he died.
