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Vladimir Nikolayevich Nikitin

Born	July 17, 1848
Died	May 21, 1922
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	Artillery Brigade, 20th Infantry Division 1st Army Corps Irkutsk Military District 7th Army
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Russo-Japanese War Siege of Port Arthur World War I

Vladimir Nikolayevich Nikitin (July 17, 1848 – May 21, 1922) was an Imperial Russian corps and army commander. He fought in the war against the Ottoman Empire and the Empire of Japan.

Awards

Russo-Turkish War:

Order of Saint George, 4th degree
Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class
Order of Saint Anna, 4th class
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class
Gold Sword for Bravery

Russo-Japanese War:

Order of Saint George, 3rd degree
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class
Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire)

Preceded by Commander of the 20th Artillery Brigade 1899–1904 Succeeded by Preceded byAnton von Saltza Commander of the 1st Army Corps 1908–1911 Succeeded byLeonid Artamonov Preceded byoffice created Commander of the 7th Army 1914–1915 Succeeded byDmitry Shcherbachev

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