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| Oskar-Ferdinand Kazimirovich Gripenberg Oskar Ferdinand Gripenberg |
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General Gripenberg
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January 13, 1838 Ikaalinen (Grand Duchy of Finland) |
| Died | January 7, 1916 (aged 77) Saint Petersburg. Russia |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch | Russian Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1854-1906 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Commands held | 1st Division, Imperial Russian Guard Russian 2nd Manchurian Army |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkestan War Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Russo-Japanese War |
Oskar-Ferdinand Kazimirovich Gripenberg (Swedish: Oskar Ferdinand Gripenberg, Russian: Оскар Казимирович Гриппенберг) (13 January 1838 – 7 January 1916) was commanding general of the Russian Second Manchurian Army during the Russo-Japanese War.
Oskar-Ferdinand Gripenberg was born in Ikaalinen (Swedish: Ikalis), Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of Uddo Sten Casimir Gripenberg and Maria Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ladau. The family were Swedish-speaking Finns and his father untitled nobility in the Russian Empire. Oskar-Ferdinand Gripenberg married Hedvig Ida Angelique Lundh in 1874. They had four children.
Gripenberg began his military career in 1854 as a cadet in the ranks of the Russian Crimean Army. His first combat experience in the Crimean War against the British and the French, and he was named in dispatches for bravery on 2 November 1855. As part of the Russian force which suppressed the Polish uprising in 1863-1864 he was promoted to lieutenant. He was subsequently assigned to the Turkestan Military District, where he was assigned to command a line battalion of infantry from Orenburg and was promoted to major in 1866. He then commanded the 5th Turkestan Battalion, participating in numerous battles in the Turkestan War, including the conquest of the Emirate of Bukhara and the storming of the fortress of Ura-Tube. For these campaigns, he was awarded the Order of St. Anne (3rd Class with Swords and Bow) and the highly prestigious Order of St. George (4th degree), and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel. This was an unusual distinction as the award was normally only given to officers of at least general's rank.
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