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Alexander Samoylo | |
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| Born | (1869-11-04)4 November 1869 |
| Died | 8 November 1963(1963-11-08) (aged 94) Moscow,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Soviet Russia Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Army Soviet Air Force |
| Rank | Major General (Russian Empire) Lieutenant General (Soviet Union) |
| Conflicts | World War I Russian Civil War |
Alexander Alexandrovich Samoylo (Russian:Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Само́йло; November 4, [O.S. October 23] 1869 – November 8, 1963) was a commander in theImperial Russian Army andRed Army duringWorld War I and theRussian Civil War.
Before the 1917Russian Revolution, he was a major general on the general staff and Chief of Staff of the10th Army. After the Russian Revolution, he was made commander of the6th Red Army on theNorthern Front between 22 November 1918 and 15 April 1920. In that capacity, he fought against theAllied intervention in Northern Russia. He also commanded the Red ArmyEastern front during 4 weeks in May 1919.
In 1940, he became lieutenant general of aviation and in 1943 a professor. He was a member of theCommunist Party of the Soviet Union from 1944 onwards. He was a recipient of theOrder of Lenin, theOrder of the Red Banner and theOrder of the Patriotic War.
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