Alexander Samsonov Military person

Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov ( Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Самсо́нов; 14 November [O.S. 2 November] 1859 – 30 August [O.S. 17 August] 1914) was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.

Personal facts

Alexander Samsonov
Birth dateNovember 14, 1859
Birth place
Ukraine , Russian Empire
Date of deathAugust 30, 1914
Place of death
East Prussia , Wielbark Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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allegianceRussian Empire
military operations
Battle of Tannenberg
Boxer Rebellion
Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Mukden
World War I
military branch
Military history of the Russian Empire
military command
Second Army (1914)
Warsaw Military District (1906–?)
service start1877
service end1914

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