Nikifor Grigoriev Military person

Nikifor Grigoriev (Russian: Николай Алекса́ндрович Григо́рьев; c. 1885 – July 27, 1919), born Nychypir Servetnyk (Ukrainian: Ничипір Серветник) in a small village of Zastavlia (now in the Nova Ushytsia Raion, Ukraine), was a paramilitary leader noted for numerous switching of sides during the civil war. He was commonly known as "Otaman Grigoriev", as "Matviy Hryhoriyiv", "Matvey Grigoriev", or "Mykola Grigoriev".He is sometimes misrepresented as the Otaman of the "Green Army". His association with the term "Green Army" is due to collaboration with the army of Otaman Zeleny ( Green in Russian and Ukrainian) which fought against the UNR Directory, Bolsheviks, and Denikin's Army. Although he cooperated with Zeleny this was marginal.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1885
Birth place	Dunaivtsi , Podolia Governorate , Russian Empire
Date of death	January 01, 1919
Place of death	Ukrainian People's Republic

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award	Cross of St. George
military operations	Odessa Russo-Japanese War World War I
military command	1st Trans-Dnepr Brigade (Red Army) 1st Trans-Dnipro Brigade (Ukraine) 6th Ukrainian Rifle Division (Red Army) Ukrainian Kherson Division
service start	1904
service end	1919