Alexander von Taube

Alexander Alexandrovich von Taube
Born	August 21, 1864 Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	January 1919 Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Allegiance	Russian Empire Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War

Baron Alexander Alexandrovich von Taube (August 21, 1864 – January 1919) was an Imperial Russian general who defected to the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. He was born in Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg. He was the brother of Mikhail Taube. His other brothers were Yakov, Boris and Sergei. He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Vladimir, the Order of Saint Anna, the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) and the Gold Sword for Bravery. He fought in the war against the Empire of Japan. After his forces were defeated by the Volunteer Army of the Armed Forces of South Russia, he was captured, taken to Yekaterinburg (controlled by the White movement) and imprisoned there. He died of typhus in captivity.

Preceded by	Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division 1901–1904	Succeeded by

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