Maurice Janin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Janin

French general

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1862

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Apr-1946

Profession: military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Pierre-Thiébaut-Charles-Maurice Janin (October 19, 1862, Paris – April 28, 1946) was a French general (since April 20, 1916) and military commander who was the chief of the French military mission in Siberia during the Russian civil war.
As such, he commanded the Czechoslovak Legion especially in Russia.
Janin is recipient of the Latvian military Order of Lacplesis, 2nd class. He was also ordered the Czechoslovak Military variant of Order of the White Lion in 1923.