Fyodor Radetsky

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky
Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky
Born	1820; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	January 14, 1890; Odessa, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	38th Infantry Division; 21st Infantry Division; 9th Infantry Division; 8th Army Corps
Battles / wars	Caucasian War; Russo-Turkish War Battle of Shipka Pass; ;

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky (Radetzky in German; Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Радецкий; 1820–1890) was a Russian general of German-Silesian extraction. He founded the city of Krasnovodsk (modern Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) in 1869. He commanded the Russian forces at the 3rd stage (September 13–17, 1877) and 4th stage (January 5–9, 1878) of the Battle of Shipka Pass.

Military career

Non-commissioned officer: 1838
Praporshchik: 1839
Podporuchik: 1844
Poruchik: 1845
Stabskapitän: 1849
Captain: 1850
Colonel: 1857
Major general: 1860
Lieutenant general: 1868
General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia): 1877
Adjutant general: 1878

Awards

Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (4.8.1845)
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class with a bow (16.12.1852)
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with Imperial Crown (18.8.1855, Imperial Crown on 31.1.1859)
Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class with a bow (4.10.1855)
Order of St. George, 4th class (8.9.1859)
Golden Checker "For Bravery", (10.5.1860)
Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class (5.9.1863)
Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class with swords (16.4.1867)
Order of Saint Anna, 1st with swords and Imperial Crown, (30.8.1870, Imperial Crown on 19.8.1872)
Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class (8.8.1875)
Order of St. George, 3rd class (16.6.1877)
Golden Sword with diamonds and the inscription "For the defense of Shipka with 9 to 14 August" (15.8.1877)
Order of St. George, 2nd class (4.1.1878)
Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), (15.5.1882)
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds signs (30.5.1885, diamonds signs in 1888)
Order of the Cross of Takovo^[1] (Kingdom of Serbia)

References

^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 623.

Military offices
Preceded by New office	Chief of Staff of the 21st Infantry Division 1856–1858	Succeeded by
Preceded by New office	Commander of the 38th Infantry Division 1865–1868	Succeeded by
Preceded by Ivan Davidovich Lazarev	Commander of the 21st Infantry Division 1868–1871	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Commander of the 9th Infantry Division 1871–1876	Succeeded by Nikolay Svyatopolk-Mirsky
Preceded by New office	Commander of the 8th Army Corps 1876–1878	Succeeded by
Preceded by Alexander Drenteln	Commander of the Kiev Military District October 1888 – January 1889	Succeeded by Mikhail Dragomirov

[1] Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 623.

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