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Nicholas (GRAND-DUKE born in Russian)

GRAND-DUKE; born in 1868. Russian General, Commander-in- Chief of the Russian army in the Great War (1914-1918). He was born in the capital city of St. Petersburg. In the Turkish War of 1877-1878 he served with distinction under his father, Grand-Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch who commanded the Russian army in European Turkey.

Later he was placed in command of a regiment, after which he was made Inspector-General of Cavalry. In 1906 he was placed in charge of the St. Petersburg military district, and at the outbreak of the war was called upon to take command of all the Russian armies. After 1

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