Georgy Tumanov

Georgy Tumanov
Georgy Tumanov
Born	16 March 1839
Died	30 May 1901 (aged 62)
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	32nd Infantry Division; 5th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Caucasian War; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Georgy Tumanov (Russian: Туманов, Георгий Евсеевич, Georgian: გიორგი თუმანიშვილი (Giorgi Tumanishvili), Armenian: Գեորգի Թումանով) (16 March 1839 – 30 May 1901) was member of the Georgian-Armenian royal house of Tumanishvili. He served as General of the Infantry as well as theorist and practitioner of military engineering in the Russian Empire. Tumanov was one of the most important specialists in that area at the time. He wrote numerous manuals for pioneer units on how to properly construct fortifications and other relevant military infrastructure.

Awards

Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1864
Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class, 1864
Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1878
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1865
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1874
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1891
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1899

Preceded by	Commander of the 32nd Infantry Division 1896–1897	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Commander of the 5th Infantry Division 1897–1901	Succeeded by

Sources

Некрологи:
- «Исторический вестник», 1901 г., т. 85, июль
- «Новое время», 1901 г., № 9075
Гогитидзе М. Грузинский генералитет (1699—1921). Киев, 2001

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