Grigory Zass
Grigory von Zass | |
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| Григорий фон Засс | |
| Born | 29 April 1797 |
| Died | 4 December 1883 (aged 86) |
| Monuments | Monument to General G. H. Zass |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Known for | Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War. He is known for pursuing an extremely cruel policy in which he intimidated the Circassians as part of the Circassian genocide. |
| Notable work | Founded the city of Armavir in Krasnodar Krai |
| Title | Baron |
| Spouse | Baroness Wilhelmina Manteuffel |
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| Call sign | Zassovsky |
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| Allegiance | Tsar of Russia |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
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| Rank | General of Cavalry |
| Unit | Grodno Hussar Regiment, Pskov Cuirassier Regiment, Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, Mozdok Cossack Regiment, Caucasian Army |
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Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass (Russian: Григорий Христофорович фон Засс; German: Georg Otto Ewald Freiherr von Saß; 1797–1883) was an Imperial Russian general who commanded Russian cavalry troops in the Napoleonic Wars and Russo-Circassian War, initially gaining prominence for his actions against the Circassians, whom he reportedly saw as a "lowly race". He was the founder of the city of Armavir, Russia.
In 2003, the Russian Federation erected his statue on former Circassian territories, infuriating Circassians and Circassian nationalist establishments worldwide.