Yakov Zhilinsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yakov Zhilinsky

Russian army general

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1853

Place of Birth: Mikhaylov, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1918

Profession: military personnel, military historian

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Yakov Grigoryevich Zhilinsky (Russian: ?´??? ?????´?????? ????´?????; 27 March 1853 – 1918) was a Russian cavalry general of Polish descent, chief of staff of the Imperial Russian Army from 2 February 1911 to 4 March 1914.
He was considered to be one of the main culprits of the failure of the East Prussian Campaign in the early stages of the First World War.