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Samsonov, Aleksandr Vassilievich

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Samsonov, Aleksandr Vassilievich (1859–1914)

Russian general. He joined the cavalry 1875, served in the Russo-Turkish war, became a general 1902 and commanded a Siberian Cossack brigade in the Russo-Japanese war 1905. In 1914 he was given command of the Army of the Narev and invaded eastern Prussia. After some initial victories, advancing as far as Allenstein (now Olzstyn, Poland), he was completely defeated at Tannenberg and committed suicide 31 August 1914.



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