Gennady Tarkhanov

Gennady Nikolaevich Tarkhanov (Russian: Генна́дий Никола́евич Тарха́нов, Azerbaijani: Gennadi Nikolayeviç Tarxanov, born September 8, 1854, Imperial Russia - unknown) - Russian and Azerbaijani military leader, lieutenant general.

Life He was born in 1854 in Russian Empire to Orthodoxy family. He received general education in the Nikolaev Engineering School. In 1873 he graduated with honors from the Nikolaev Cavalry School.

He entered the service as a cadet of an ordinary rank on September 6, 1871, at the Nikolaev Engineering School and was listed on August 7, 1874, as a podporuchik in the 2nd engineer battalion. As part of it, he participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). On July 13, 1877, he was promoted to lieutenant.

After Russian Empire's collapse he entered to Azerbaijan Democratic Republic's army. During 1919 - 1920 - until occupation of Azerbaijan by Bolsheviks - he served in the ADR army. He held the position of head of the Engineering Department. He was also a member of the Military Council.

Gennady Nikolaevich's son, Lieutenant Colonel (after March 24, 1920, Colonel) Yevgeny Tarkhanov had served as the commander of the 1st battery of the Separate Artillery Division in the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan since February 18, 1919.

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