By December 1914, German snipers had eliminated a significant number of Russian officers, most of whom were nobles. Our commanders did not hide behind the backs of soldiers but led the attack themselves. Young 19-year-old officers, including the nobleman Konstantin Bulvinsky, replaced the fallen.

He received his combat baptism near Przemyśl in December 1914. In his first battle, when the Germans attempted to retake a gun, he led a bayonet charge. Under the pressure of the Russians, the enemy retreated, leaving the battlefield strewn with bodies.

Artillerymen often had to fight like infantry. Once, young lieutenant Bulvinsky led soldiers into an attack. A grenade explosion concussed him, causing blood to flow from his ears and nose. Despite this, he ordered himself to be lifted and led the attack. A minute later, another grenade exploded nearby, and the enemy shelled the area with shrapnel. However, the Russian artillerymen managed to silence the enemy guns.

In 1916, the lieutenant distinguished himself again. Deep at night, he and scouts crossed a river. They silently eliminated enemy outposts. But they encountered barbed wire obstacles. Without scissors, the soldiers covered the wire with their overcoats, crawled over them, and approached the enemy trenches with fixed bayonets. The Germans panicked and retreated, spreading fear among the other units. The fleeing troops were attacked by Russian cavalry who had crossed elsewhere. For this night raid, all the scouts received George Crosses.

Konstantin Bulvinsky completed World War I in March 1918. Over four years, he endured many trials and received seven combat orders. After the October Revolution, he did not emigrate and remained in Soviet Russia, where a sad fate awaited him. In 1931, as part of the 'Spring Case,' when significant officers of the White Guard and former tsarist military were repressed, Bulvinsky was sentenced to five years in camps.