Alexander Litvinov

Aleksandr Ivanovich Litvinov (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 5 August 1870. He graduated from the 3rd Military Aleksandrovskoe and Mikhailovskoe arttilleriyskoe School in 1873. He was appointed a lieutenant 10 August 1873) in 1st Horse-Artillery Brigade. He then served in the 2nd Cavalry Artillery team.

He fought in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. he attained the rank of captain on 18 December 1880). In 1882 he graduated from the Academy of General Staff of the Mykolayiv He then went to Vilensky Military District. On 24 November, 1882 he was appointed Senior Staff Adjutant to the 4th Cavalry Division attaining the rank of Colonel on 24 March 1885. On September 29, 1886 was appointed the Chief of Staff of the Vilno Military District. On 19 April, 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 23 June 1899was given a special assignment with the Don Cossacks. On 20 September, 1900 he was put in command of the Warsaw Military District. On 9 November 9, 1906 he was once again Chief of Staff of the Vilno Military District. He reached the rank of Lieutenant-General on 6 December 1905)and was appointed Head of the 1st Cavalry Division 9 October, 1906. Then on 9 March 9, 1911 he became commander of the 5th Army Corps and General of Cavalry on 6 December 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 17 November 1914 he was appointed commander of the 1st Army replacing General Paul von Rennenkampf. After the February Revolution of April 2, 1917 was dismissed from the service with uniform and pensions. From 1918 he served in the Red Army.