Georg Karl von Nostitz-Jänkendorf (1781—1838) was a

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military officer in

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n service.

Biography

A member of the Lausatian branch of an old noble House of Nostitz, he was the son of Johann August Gottlob von Nostitz und Jänkendorf (b. 1730). Born: June 10, 1781 Died: September 13, 1838 (age 57 years), Vasylivka, Ukraine Children: Ivan G. Nostitz, Olga Bezobrazova Grandchildren: Aleksandr Bezobrazov, Grigory Nostitz, Vladimir Bezobrazov Great grandchild: Mikhajl Vladimirovich Bezobrazov

Military career

Prussian Service

During the

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he began his military career in the Prussian service. Before the

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, he became an adjutant to the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinand, who died on October 10, 1806.

Russian Service

in 1807 he joined the Russian Army and in a couple of years rose to the rank of major of the

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. For his service he received the

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(4th class) and was allowed to stay in the Russian army after the war had ended. Rising through the ranks, during the

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he served as a Lieutenant-General and commanding officer of the 1st Light Horse Brigade of the Guards Cavalry Division. Distinguished during the

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, he received Order of St. George 3rd Class.

References

1781 births 1838 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals German expatriates in the Russian Empire Russian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Russian people of the November Uprising Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree Generals of the November Uprising {{russia-mil-bio-stub