Aleksandr Krymov
Russian general (1871–1917)
Biography
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Krymov (Russian: Крымов Александр Михайлович; 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1871 – 13 September [O.S. 31 August] 1917) was a Russian lieutenant general and military commander of during the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and the Russian Revolution.
On 4 April 1917, he was appointed acting commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, which included the Savage Division. He refused to accept the appointment of Military Minister by the Russian Provisional Government. On 24 August 1917, Commander-in-Chief Lavr Kornilov appointed Krymov commander of the detached Petrograd Army (отдельная Петроградская армия) to secure the Russian capital of Petrograd.
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Awards & honours (8)
- Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
- Order of Saint Anna, 4th class
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Order of St. George, 4th class
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