Yuri Danilov
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Yuri Danilov served as a general in the Russian army
during World War I
.
From 1907 to 1914 Danilov was in charge of the Intelligence Section
of Russian Main Staff of the Imperial Russian Army
. At the start of World War I
Danilov was appointed General-Quartermaster (chief of operations) at Stavka
, third in command after Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich and his chief of staff
Nikolai Yanushkevich
.
With the Tsar's decision to take personal command of the army at the front
in August 1915, both the Grand Duke and Danilov lost their positions. Appointed to the Northern Front
, Danilov served as commander of 25th corps (1915–1916), chief of staff of the Northern Front (1916–1917), and commander of the 5th Army
(1917).
After the October Revolution
of 1917 he emigrated to France
, where he remained until his death in 1937.
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
From 1907 to 1914 Danilov was in charge of the Intelligence Section
Military intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
of Russian Main Staff of the Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
. At the start of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Danilov was appointed General-Quartermaster (chief of operations) at Stavka
Stavka
Stavka was the term used to refer to a command element of the armed forces from the time of the Kievan Rus′, more formally during the history of Imperial Russia as administrative staff and General Headquarters during late 19th Century Imperial Russian armed forces and those of the Soviet Union...
, third in command after Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich and his chief of staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
Nikolai Yanushkevich
Nikolai Yanushkevich
Nikolai Yanushkevich served as Chief of Staff of the General Headquarters of the Imperial Russian Army from March 1914 to September 1915 during World War I.- Life :...
.
With the Tsar's decision to take personal command of the army at the front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
in August 1915, both the Grand Duke and Danilov lost their positions. Appointed to the Northern Front
Northern Front (Russian Empire)
The Northern Front was a major unit of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.-Composition:*1st Army *5th Army *6th Army The Northern Front was a major unit of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War.-Composition:*1st Army (April 1916 - July 1917, Sept. 1917 - early...
, Danilov served as commander of 25th corps (1915–1916), chief of staff of the Northern Front (1916–1917), and commander of the 5th Army
5th Army (Russian Empire)
The Russian Fifth Army was a World War I Russian field army that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.-Action:The 5th Army saw action at the Battle of Rawa, . Under the command of General Pavel Plehve they advanced into a forty mile gap in the Austrian line between the Austrian First and Fourth...
(1917).
After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
of 1917 he emigrated to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he remained until his death in 1937.
Works
- Россия в мировой войне 1914—1915 гг. — Берлин, 1924.
- German translation: Russland im Weltkriege, 1914-1915. Jena. 1925.
- French translation: La Russie dans la guerre mondiale (1914-1917). Traduction française d'Alexandre Kaznakov. Payot. 1927
- The Red Army. Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Oct., 1928), pp. 96–109.