Maurice Janin
Military Person
1862 – 1946
Who was Maurice Janin?
Pierre-Thiébaut-Charles-Maurice Janin was a French general and military commander who was the chief of the French military mission in Siberia during the Russian civil war. Maurice Janin is known as "the general without honour" because of his betrayal of White movement leader Admiral Alexander Kolchak.
On January 14, 1920, after giving his word to guarantee the safety of Admiral Kolchak, leader of the anti-Bolshevik resistance, he ordered the Czechoslovak Legion to kidnap him and hand him over to the Socialist Revolutionaries at Irkutsk.
Janin is recipient of the Latvian military Order of Lāčplēsis, 2nd class. He was also ordered Czechoslovak Military variant of Order of the White Lion in 1923.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 19, 1862
- Also known as
- Жанен, Морис
- Морис Жанен
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Apr 28, 1946
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Maurice Janin." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/maurice_janin>.
Discuss this Maurice Janin biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In