Viktor Sakharov

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Viktor Viktorovich Sakharov
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General Viktor Sakharov in 1904
Minister of war
In office
7 February 1904 – 21 June 1905
MonarchNicholas II
Preceded byAleksey Kuropatkin
Succeeded byAleksandr Roediger
Personal details
Born(1848-07-20)20 July 1848
Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died22 November 1905(1905-11-22) (aged 57)
Saratov, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire
RelationsVladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (brother)
Military service
Allegiance Russian Empire
Branch/serviceImperial Russian Army
Years of service1865–1905
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War, 1877–1878
Russo-Japanese War
Awardssee awards

Viktor Viktorovich Sakharov (Russian: Виктор Викторович Сахаров; 20 July 1848 in Moscow – 22 November 1905 in Saratov) was a Russian lieutenant general and Imperial Minister of War (1904–1905).

Biography[]

Sakharov was a graduate of the Nicholas Academy of the General Staff and served in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). He was subsequently named Assistant Chief of Staff of the Warsaw Military District, then Quartermaster General of the Warsaw Military District, and then Chief of Staff of the Odessa Military District. In 1898, Sakharov became Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Russian Army.

In early 1904, after the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, Sakharov succeeded Aleksey Kuropatkin as a Minister of War, when Kuropatkin was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian land forces in Manchuria. Sakharov remained in St Petersburg throughout the war, and had little influence on the strategy or tactics of the conflict. He was dismissed from this post by Tsar Nicholas II on 21 June 1905 and replaced by Lieutenant General Aleksandr Rediger on 4 July 1905.[1] In late 1905, Sakharov was sent to Saratov Province to restore order during agrarian disturbances. On 22 November 1905, he was mortally shot by the SR woman terrorist Anastasia Bitsenko in the house of the Saratov governor Pyotr Stolypin.

His brother Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov was also a general in the Imperial Russian Army.

Awards[]

  • Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Stanislaus 3rd degree
  • Order of Saint Anne Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Anne, 3rd degree with swords (1877)
  • Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Stanislaus 2nd degree with swords (1877)
  • Order of Saint Anne Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Anne, 2nd degree with swords (1878)
  • Saint vladimir (bande).png Order of St Vladimir 4th degree, with swords (1878)
  • Saint vladimir (bande).png Order of St Vladimir 3rd degree, with swords (1884)
  • Order of Saint Stanislaus Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Stanislaus 1st degree (1893)
  • Order of Saint Anne Ribbon.PNG Order of St. Anne, 1st degree (1896)
  • Saint vladimir (bande).png Order of St Vladimir 2nd degree, (1901)
  • Order of the Cross of Takovo, (1901) (Kingdom of Serbia)[2]
  • Sword with order of the St.George 4th degree and diamonds (1905)

References[]

  • Kowner, Rotem (2006). Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4927-5.

External links[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kowner, Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War, p. 339.
  2. ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 630.
Military offices
Preceded by Chiefs of the Main Staff of the Imperial Russian Army
20 January 1898 – 11 March 1904 		Succeeded by
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