Georgy Tumanov
Born16 March 1839
Died30 May 1901 (1901-05-31) (aged 62)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Rank General of the Infantry
Commands held32nd Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
Battles/warsCaucasian War
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Georgy Tumanov (Russian: Туманов, Георгий Евсеевич, Georgian: გიორგი თუმანიშვილი (Giorgi Tumanishvili), Armenian: Գեորգի Թումանով) (16 March 1839 – 30 May 1901) was member of the Georgian-Armenian royal house of Tumanishvili. He served as General of the Infantry as well as theorist and practitioner of military engineering in the Russian Empire. Tumanov was one of the most important specialists in that area at the time. He wrote numerous manuals for pioneer units on how to properly construct fortifications and other relevant military infrastructure.

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Sources

  • Некрологи:
    • «Исторический вестник», 1901 г., т. 85, июль
    • «Новое время», 1901 г., № 9075
  • Гогитидзе М. Грузинский генералитет (1699—1921). Киев, 2001
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