Today, the body of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the First Republic of Georgia, National Hero, General Giorgi Kvinitadze was brought home from France and St. He was laid to rest in the Trinity Patriarchal Cathedral.

To honor the Georgian General who died in exile, the Director of the State Service for Veterans Affairs, Major General Koba Kobaladze, Advisor to the Director, Vladimer Imnadze, and representatives of the agency, St. They were present at the Trinity Patriarchal Cathedral.

Giorgi Kvinitadze was born on August 21, 1874. He received military education in Tbilisi and St. Petersburg. Prior to the establishment of the First Republic of Georgia, from the second half of 1917, he actively participated in the formation of the Georgian Armed Forces. He made a great contribution to the establishment of the Georgian Military School in 1919, of which he was the first head. From 1918 to 1921 he took an active part in the ongoing hostilities on various fronts. During the Russian-Georgian war of 1921, on February 16, he reappointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

After the occupation of Georgia by Soviet Russia, General Kvinitadze emigrated with other members of the government and command. He lived in France, where he died in 1970. Was buried in Leville.

On May 26, 2013, General Giorgi Kvinitadze was awarded the title of National Hero of Georgia.

Work on the arrival of General Giorgi Kvinitadze in Georgia began during the tenure of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili; Due to his efforts, the Commander-in-Chief of the First Republic of Georgia, the National Hero of Georgia, General Giorgi Kvinitadze, who died in exile, will be buried with military honors on May 26, Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures.