Alexander Samoylo

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Alexander Samoylo" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Alexander Alexandrovich Samoylo (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Само́йло; November 4, [O.S. October 23] 1869 – November 8, 1963) was a commander in the Imperial Russian Army and Red Army during World War I and the Russian Civil War.

Key Information

Alexander Samoylo
Born	(1869-11-04)4 November 1869 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	8 November 1963(1963-11-08) (aged 94) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Soviet Russia  Soviet Union
Branch	Imperial Russian Army  Soviet Army Soviet Air Force
Rank	Major General (Russian Empire) Lieutenant General (Soviet Union)
Conflicts	World War I Russian Civil War
Show more

Before the 1917 Russian Revolution, he was a major general on the general staff and Chief of Staff of the 10th Army. After the Russian Revolution, he was made commander of the 6th Red Army on the Northern Front between 22 November 1918 and 15 April 1920. In that capacity, he fought against the Allied intervention in Northern Russia. He also commanded the Red Army Eastern front during 4 weeks in May 1919.

In 1940, he became lieutenant general of aviation and in 1943 a professor. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1944 onwards. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Patriotic War.