Aleksandr Roediger

Alexander Roediger
Russian Minister of War
In office
15 July 1905 – 11 March 1909
MonarchNicholas II
Preceded byViktor Sakharov
Succeeded byVladimir Sukhomlinov
Bulgarian Minister of War
In office
19 September 1883 – 26 October 1883
MonarchAlexander I
Preceded byAlexander Kaulbars
Succeeded byViktor Kotelnikov
Personal details
Born12 January 1854 [O.S. 31 December 1853]
Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died26 January 1920(1920-01-26) (aged 66)
Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR
NationalityRussian
Alma materNikolayev Academy of the General Staff
Military service
Allegiance Russian Empire
Branch/service Imperial Russian Army
Years of service1870s–1917
RankGeneral of Infantry
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War

Alexander Roediger (or Rödiger) (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ре́дигер, tr. Aleksándr Fyodorovich Rédiger; 12 January 1854 [O.S. 31 December 1853], in Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire – 26 January 1920, in Sevastopol, Crimean ASSR, Russian SFSR) was a Russo-German General of Infantry who fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, served as a member of the Imperial Russian State Council, and was the Minister of War of the Russian Empire (1905–1909). He also briefly served as the Minister of War of the Principality of Bulgaria (1883).


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