Fyodor Radetsky Explained

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky
Birth Date:	1820
Birth Place:	Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Death Date:	January 14, 1890
Death Place:	Odessa, Russian Empire
Allegiance:	Russian Empire
Branch:	Imperial Russian Army
Rank:	Colonel general
Commands:	38th Infantry Division 21st Infantry Division 9th Infantry Division 8th Army Corps
Battles:	Caucasian War Russo-Turkish War Battle of Shipka Pass

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky (Radetzky in German; ; 1820–1890) was a Russian general of German-Silesian extraction. He founded the city of Krasnovodsk (modern Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) in 1869. He commanded the Russian forces at the 3rd stage (September 13–17, 1877) and 4th stage (January 5–9, 1878) of the Battle of Shipka Pass.

Military career

• Non-commissioned officer

1838

• Praporshchik

1839

• Podporuchik

1844

• Poruchik

1845

• Stabskapitän

1849

• Captain

1850

• Colonel

1857

• Major general

1860

• Lieutenant general

1868

• General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia)

1877

• Adjutant general

1878

Awards

• Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (4.8.1845)
• Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class with a bow (16.12.1852)
• Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with Imperial Crown (18.8.1855, Imperial Crown on 31.1.1859)
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class with a bow (4.10.1855)
• Order of St. George, 4th class (8.9.1859)
• Golden Checker "For Bravery", (10.5.1860)
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class (5.9.1863)
• Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class with swords (16.4.1867)
• Order of Saint Anna, 1st with swords and Imperial Crown, (30.8.1870, Imperial Crown on 19.8.1872)
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class (8.8.1875)
• Order of St. George, 3rd class (16.6.1877)
• Golden Sword with diamonds and the inscription "For the defense of Shipka with 9 to 14 August" (15.8.1877)
• Order of St. George, 2nd class (4.1.1878)
• Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), (15.5.1882)
• Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds signs (30.5.1885, diamonds signs in 1888)
• Order of the Cross of Takovo^[1] (Kingdom of Serbia)

Notes and References

1. Book: Acović, Dragomir. Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. 2012. Belgrade. Službeni Glasnik. 623.