Stavka of the Supreme Commander

Nicholas II with members of the Stavka at Mogilev, 1 April 1916.

Alexandra Fyodorovna, Tsarevitch Alexei and Nicholas II arriving at the Stavka, May 1916.

Stavka of the Supreme Commander (Russian: Ставка Верховного главнокомандующего) was the administrative staff of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Imperial Russia, during the First World War of 1914–1918.^[1] The term "Stavka" means tent, referring to the military camp of a chief.^{[2][page needed]}

The Stavka was originally established at Baranavichy. In the summer of 1915, after the German advance and the Russian retreat, the Stavka re-located to Mogilev.^[2]

Foreign military officers[]

Major-general John Hanbury-Williams was head of the British military mission in Russia and was attached to the Stavka.^[2]

See also[]

• Military history of the Russian Empire

References[]