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Allegiance
  
Russian Empire

Battles and wars
  
World War I


Name
  
Anton Saltza

Battles/wars
  
World War I

Rank
  
General officer

Anton von Saltza

Died
  
March 9, 1916, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Similar People
  
Alexei Evert, Franz Conrad von Hotz, Nikolay Iudovich Ivanov, Viktor Dankl von Krasnik, Aleksei Brusilov

Service/branch
  
Imperial Russian Army

Anton Jegorowitsch Saltza (1843, Luga – 1916) was a Russian Imperial General in World War I. He participated in the Battle of Galicia where he commanded the Russian 4th Army. He was replaced by Alexei Evert during the battle as the commander of the 4th Army, and returned to his former position as commander of the Kazan Military District.

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Honours and awards

  • Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (1863), 2nd class (1878), 1st class (1898)
  • Order of St. Anna, 4th class (1863), 3rd class (1873), 2nd class (1883), 1st class (1904)
  • Gold Sword for Bravery (1877)
  • Order of St. George, 4th class (1878)
  • Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1878), 3rd class (1888), 2nd class (1906)
  • Order of the White Eagle (1911)
  • Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1914)

    • References

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