Fyodor Radetsky

Fyodor Fyodorovich Radetsky (Radetzky in German; Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Радецкий; 1820–1890) was a Russian general of Silesian extraction. He founded the city of Krasnovodsk (modern Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) in 1869. He commanded the Russian forces at 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 (Kingdom of Serbia)

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Радецкий, Федор Федорович" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.