Maurice Janin
Maurice Janin | |
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Military postcard of the Czechoslovak Legion with Maurice Janin | |
| Birth name | Pierre Thiébaut Charles Maurice Janin |
| Nickname | The general without honour |
| Born | 19 October 1862 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 April 1946 (aged 83) Saint-Sébastien, Isère, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
Pierre-Thiébaut-Charles-Maurice Janin (19 October 1862 – 28 April 1946) was a French general (from April 20, 1916) and military commander who was the chief of the Allied military mission in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. He is known for his betrayal of the Russian Supreme Leader Alexander Kolchak by giving him to the Soviet revolutionary committee to be executed in Irkutsk.