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'''Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov''' ({{lang-ru|Александр Иванович Литвинов}}; August 22, 1853 – 1932) was a general in the [[Imperial Russian Army]].
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| commands = [[1st Infantry Division (Russian Empire)|1st Infantry Division]]<br>[[25th Army Corps (Russian Empire)|25th Army Corps]]<br>[[29th Army Corps (Russian Empire)|29th Army Corps]]
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'''Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov''' ({{lang-ru|Александр Иванович Литвинов}}; 22 August 1853 – 1932) was a general in the [[Imperial Russian Army]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Litvinov was educated in the 1st Moscow military school and entered military service on August 5, 1870. He graduated from the 3rd Military Alexandrovskoye and Mikhaylovskoye Artillery School in 1873. He was appointed a lieutenant on August 10, 1873) in the 1st Horse-Artillery Brigade. He then served in the 2nd Cavalry Artillery team.
Litvinov was educated in the 1st Moscow military school and entered military service on August 5, 1870. He graduated from the 3rd Military Alexandrovskoye and Mikhaylovskoye Artillery School in 1873. He was appointed a lieutenant (August 10, 1873) in the 1st Horse-Artillery Brigade. He then served in the 2nd Cavalry Artillery team.


He fought in the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russian-Turkish war]] of 1877-1878 and attained the rank of captain on December 18, 1880. In 1882 he graduated from the Academy of General Staff of the Mykolayiv. He then went to the Vilensky Military District. On November 24, 1882 he was appointed Senior Staff Adjutant to the 4th Cavalry Division, attaining the rank of colonel on March 24, 1885. On September 29, 1886 he was appointed the Chief of Staff of the [[Vilno Military District (Russian Empire)|Vilno Military District]]. On April 19, 1890 he became Chief of Staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division. Then on June 12, 1896 he became commander of the 4th Pskov Dragoon Regiment. He attained the rank of major-general on June 23, 1899 and was given a special assignment with the Don Cossacks. On September 20, 1900 he was put in command of the [[Warsaw Military District]]. On November 9, 1906 he was once again made Chief of Staff of the Vilno Military District. He reached the rank of lieutenant-general on December 6, 1905 and was appointed Head of the 1st Cavalry Division on October 9, 1906. On March 9, 1911 he became commander of the 5th Army Corps and General of Cavalry on December 6, 1911.
He fought in the [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russian-Turkish War]] of 1877–1878, attaining the rank of captain on December 18, 1880. In 1882 he graduated from the Academy of General Staff of the Mykolayiv. He then went to the [[Vilensky Military District]]. On November 24, 1882, he was appointed senior staff adjutant to the [[4th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)|4th Cavalry Division]], attaining the rank of colonel on March 24, 1885. On September 29, 1886, he was appointed the chief of staff of the [[Vilno Military District (Russian Empire)|Vilno Military District]]. On April 19, 1890, he became chief of staff of the [[2nd Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)|2nd Cavalry Division]]. Then on June 12, 1896, he became commander of the [[4th Pskov Dragoon Regiment]]. He attained the rank of major-general on June 23, 1899, and was given a special assignment with the [[Don Cossacks]]. On September 20, 1900, he was put in command of the [[Warsaw Military District (Russian Empire)|Warsaw Military District]]. On November 9, 1906, he was once again made chief of staff of the Vilno Military District. He reached the rank of lieutenant-general on December 6, 1905, and was appointed head of the [[1st Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)|1st Cavalry Division]] on October 9, 1906. On March 9, 1911, he became commander of the [[5th Army Corps (Russian Empire)|5th Army Corps]] and General of Cavalry on December 6, 1911.


At the head of the 7th and 10th Infantry Division, he entered the [[First World War]] in the 5th Army. However at a meeting of commanders held at [[Siedlce]] on November 17, 1914 he was appointed commander of the [[1st Army (Russian Empire)|1st Army]] replacing General [[Paul von Rennenkampf]]. After the February Revolution of April 2, 1917 he was dismissed from the service with uniform and pensions. From 1918 he served in the [[Red Army]].
At the head of the [[7th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)|7th]] and [[10th Infantry Division (Russian Empire)|10th Infantry Division]], he entered the [[First World War]] in the [[5th Army (Russian Empire)|5th Army]]. However, at a meeting of commanders held at [[Siedlce]] on November 17, 1914, he was appointed commander of the [[1st Army (Russian Empire)|1st Army]], replacing General [[Paul von Rennenkampf]].

Litvinov's First Army participated in the [[Lake Naroch offensive]].<ref name="rlg">{{cite book |last1=Buttar |first1=Prit |title=Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17 |date=2017 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=9781472824899 |pages=91}}</ref>

After the [[February Revolution]], he was dismissed from the service with uniform and pension. From 1918 he served in the [[Red Army]].

== Awards ==

* [[Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov)|Order of St. Stanislaus]], 3rd Class, with Swords and Bow, ''1879''; 2nd Class, ''1888''; 1st Class, ''1904''
* [[Order of Saint Anna|Order of St. Anna]], 3rd Class, ''1883''; 2nd Class, ''1894''; 1st Class, ''1908''
* [[Order of Saint Vladimir|Order of St. Vladimir]], 4th Class, ''1896''; 3rd Class, ''1902,'' 2nd Class with Swords, ''29 March 1915''
* [[Order of St. George]], 4th Class, ''25 September 1914''
* [[Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire)|Order of the White Eagle]], with Swords, ''6 December 1915''

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://www.grwar.ru/persons/person/183 Litvinov, Alexander Ivanovich] Project "Russian Army in the Great War"
* [http://www.regiment.ru/bio/L/71.htm Biography of A. I. Litvinov on the site "Russian Imperial Army"]


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Revision as of 12:39, 14 May 2024

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Litvinov.
Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov
Born(1853-08-22)22 August 1853
Died1932
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Russian SFSR
Service / branchRussian Empire Imperial Russian Army
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Red Army
Years of service1870–1917
1918–?
RankGeneral of the Cavalry
Commands1st Infantry Division
25th Army Corps
29th Army Corps
Battles / wars

Alexander Ivanovich Litvinov (Russian: Александр Иванович Литвинов; 22 August 1853 – 1932) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army.

Biography

Litvinov was educated in the 1st Moscow military school and entered military service on August 5, 1870. He graduated from the 3rd Military Alexandrovskoye and Mikhaylovskoye Artillery School in 1873. He was appointed a lieutenant (August 10, 1873) in the 1st Horse-Artillery Brigade. He then served in the 2nd Cavalry Artillery team.

He fought in the Russian-Turkish War of 1877–1878, attaining the rank of captain on December 18, 1880. In 1882 he graduated from the Academy of General Staff of the Mykolayiv. He then went to the Vilensky Military District. On November 24, 1882, he was appointed senior staff adjutant to the 4th Cavalry Division, attaining the rank of colonel on March 24, 1885. On September 29, 1886, he was appointed the chief of staff of the Vilno Military District. On April 19, 1890, he became chief of staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division. Then on June 12, 1896, he became commander of the 4th Pskov Dragoon Regiment. He attained the rank of major-general on June 23, 1899, and was given a special assignment with the Don Cossacks. On September 20, 1900, he was put in command of the Warsaw Military District. On November 9, 1906, he was once again made chief of staff of the Vilno Military District. He reached the rank of lieutenant-general on December 6, 1905, and was appointed head of the 1st Cavalry Division on October 9, 1906. On March 9, 1911, he became commander of the 5th Army Corps and General of Cavalry on December 6, 1911.

At the head of the 7th and 10th Infantry Division, he entered the First World War in the 5th Army. However, at a meeting of commanders held at Siedlce on November 17, 1914, he was appointed commander of the 1st Army, replacing General Paul von Rennenkampf.

Litvinov's First Army participated in the Lake Naroch offensive.[1]

After the February Revolution, he was dismissed from the service with uniform and pension. From 1918 he served in the Red Army.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Buttar, Prit (2017). Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 9781472824899.
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