Maurice Janin
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Pierre-Thiébaut-Charles-Maurice Janin (October 19, 1862, Paris[1] – April 28, 1946) was a French general (from April 20, 1916) and military commander who was the chief of the Allied military mission in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. He is known for his betrayal of the Russian Supreme Leader Alexander Kolchak by giving him to the soviet revolutionary committee to be executed in Irkutsk.
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Birth name | Pierre Thiébaut Charles Maurice Janin |
Nickname(s) | The general without honour |
Born | (1862-10-19)19 October 1862 7th arrondissement of Paris, France |
Died | 28 April 1946(1946-04-28) (aged 83) Saint-Sébastien, Isère, France |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | French Army |
Rank | Divisional general |
Battles/wars | First World War Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War |
Awards | Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class |
Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
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