Yudenich N.N. (1862-1933), commander, general of infantry

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YUDENICH Nikolay Nikolaevich (1862-1933), military leader, Infantry General (1915). Graduated from the Alexandrovsky Military School (1881) and the Nikolaevskaya General Staff Academy (1887) in St. Petersburg. Participant of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. In 1913-15 Chief of Staff of the Caucasus Military District, in 1915-17 Commander of the Caucasus Army; in 1916 successfully carried out the Ersurum and Trapesund campaigns. In March-April 1917, served as Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasus army. In the autumn of 1918 emigrated to Finland, and later to Estonia, where in June of 1919 entered the North-West Government and took up command of the North-West army, and launched in October-November an offensive on Petrograd, pushed forward to the approach of the city, however failed to seize it and fell back to Estonia (see Defence of Petrograd 1919). In January 1920 he disbanded the army, and then left for Great Britain. Yudenich died in Nice (France).

Reference: Генерал от инфантерии Николай Николаевич Юденич: (К 50-летнему юбилею). Париж, 1931.

D. N. Shilov. Yudenich Nikolay Nikolaevich
Генерал от инфантерии Николай Николаевич Юденич: (К 50-летнему юбилею). Париж, 1931 General Staff Academy
Petrograd Defence of 1919
1919