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Grigory Zass

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Russian general of Baltic German origin (1797-1883)

Lived 1797 to 1883 · aged 86
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Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass was an Imperial Russian general who commanded Russian cavalry troops in the Napoleonic Wars and Russo-Circassian War, initially gaining prominence for his genocidal actions against the Circassians, whom he reportedly saw as a "lowly race".

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"Russian troops eagerly hoisting pikes spitted with the heads of fallen Circassians, with Russian general Grigory Zass savouring the gruesome act" by Nikolay Ivanovich Lorer"Russian troops eagerly hoisting pikes spitted with the heads of fallen Circassians, with Russian general Grigory Zass savouring the gruesome act" by Nikolay Ivanovich LorerZass's headquarters in the Caucasus, Prochnyi Okop (modern-day Prochnookopskaya)[16]Zass's headquarters in the Caucasus, Prochnyi Okop (modern-day Prochnookopskaya)[16]

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Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Gold Sword for Bravery
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class
Order of St. George, 4th class
Order of St. George, 4th class, for 25 years of service
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of Saint Stanislaus
Insignia of the Military Order (1807-1856)
Cross of St. George

Connected to Grigory 6

Mikhail MiloradovichAlso won Insignia of the Military Order (1807-1856)Antoine-Henri JominiAlso won Order of St. George, 4th class, for 25 years of serviceNikolai BurdenkoAlso won Cross of St. GeorgeAlexei LvovAlso won Order of St. George, 4th class, for 25 years of serviceMark ReizenAlso won Cross of St. GeorgeVladimir IstominAlso won Insignia of the Military Order (1807-1856)

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Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass was an Imperial Russian general who commanded Russian cavalry troops in the Napoleonic Wars and Russo-Circassian War, initially gaining prominence for his genocidal actions against the Circassians, whom he reportedly saw as a "lowly race". He was the founder of the city of Armavir, Russia.

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Lived 1797 to 1883 · aged 86
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