Fyodor Radetsky

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Radetsky.
Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky
Born1820 (1820)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 14, 1890(1890-01-14) (aged 69–70)
Odessa, Russian Empire
AllegianceRussian Empire
BranchImperial Russian Army
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands38th Infantry Division
21st Infantry Division
9th Infantry Division
8th Army Corps
Conflicts

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky (Radetzky in German; Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Радецкий; 1820–1890) was a Russian general of Silesian extraction. He founded the city of Krasnovodsk (modern Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) in 1869. He commanded the Russian forces at the Battle of Shipka Pass.

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