General Aleksandr Samsonov

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military Leader
gptkbp:awards Order of the White Eagle
Order of St. Anna
Order of St. Stanislaus
gptkbp:birthDate 1859-08-04
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Tannenberg_Memorial
gptkbp:children Vladimir Samsonov
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Army_Corps
gptkb:Second_Army
gptkb:2nd_Army_Corps
gptkbp:contribution Russian_military_tactics
gptkbp:deathDate 1914-09-30
gptkbp:education gptkb:Nicholas_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor Defeat at Tannenberg
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
Analyzed in military history courses
Discussed in biographies
Referenced in military strategy literature
Critiqued_for_leadership_decisions
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Gumbinnen
Battle of Masurian Lakes
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_Russian_military_reforms
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in early WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Aleksandr Samsonov
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Aleksei_Brusilov
gptkb:General_Mikhail_Skobelev
gptkbp:knownFor Tactical maneuvers
gptkbp:legacy Military strategy analysis
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Russian_Imperial_Army
Infantry
Lieutenant General
Logistics management
Defensive tactics
Troop movements
Offensive operations
Coordination with allies
gptkbp:nationality Russian
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Tannenberg
gptkbp:personalLife Committed suicide after defeat
Struggled with defeat
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Saint_Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:East_Prussia
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Historical studies
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Paul_von_Rennenkampf
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Imperial_Russian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1877-1914
gptkbp:spouse Maria Samsonova
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Dmitry_Shcherbachev