Alexander Samsonov
Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general during the RussoJapanese War and World War I.
Samsonov was born in Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire in what is now part of the Ukraine. After graduation from the Vladimir of Kiev Cadet Corps and elite Nikolaev Cavalry School, he joined the Imperial Russian Army at ageas a cornet in the 12th Hussars Regiment.
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