Pyotr Telezhnikov

Pyotr Dmitryvich Telezhnikov (birth surname Schreider; born 31 March 1863) was an Imperial Russian division, corps and army commander. He was made a Poruchik in 1886, a Stabskapitän in 1890, a captain in 1892, a Podpolkovnik (lieutenant colonel) in 1896, a Polkovnik (colonel) in 1900 and a major general in 1909. He fought in the war against the Empire of Japan. He retained his original German surname until the war against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary, when changed it to a Russian one. In October 1917, he left Minsk for Petrograd. After the October Revolution, he offered his services to the Soviet Red Army, where he was stationed at Yaroslavsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast from January to December 1919. He retired on August 7, 1920.

Pyotr Dmitryvich Telezhnikov
Born	March 31, 1863
Died	Unknown
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	lieutenant general
Commands	17th Infantry Division 9th Army Corps 2nd Army
Battles / wars	Russo-Japanese War World War I

Awards

• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class, 1898
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1899
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1912
• Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1895
• Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1915
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class, 1904
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1905
• Gold Sword for Bravery, 1906