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Samsonov, Alexander
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pronunciation:
[samsonof]
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| Russian soldier. He commanded a force in the Russo–Japanese War (1904–5), and in World War 1 commanded the army which invaded East Prussia in August 1914. He was decisively defeated by Hindenburg at the Battle of Tannenburg, and committed suicide. |
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