Pyotr Krasnov | |
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Native name | Пётр Краснов |
Birth name | Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov |
Born | September 22, 1869 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | May 19, 1950 Tsaritsyn, Russian Federation |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (to 1917) Don Republic (to 1918) Provisional All—Russian Government (to 1920) Russian Democratic Federative Republic (to 1932) Russian State |
Service/ |
Russian Army |
Years of service | 1888—1943 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of St. George |
Pyotr Krasnov (Russian: Пётр Краснов, 22 September 1869 — 19 May 1950) was a Russian Don Cossack who served as a lieutenant general in the army of the Russian Empire, later fighting in the Russian Civil War.