Thadeus Von Sivers

Thadeus von Sivers
General of the Infantry Thadeus von Sivers, c. 1914.
Born	16 October [O.S. 4] 1853 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died	unknown
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1871 – 1915
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	16th Mingelian Grenadier Regiment 27th Infantry Division 16th Army Corps 10th Army Corps 10th Army 20th Army Corps
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War Boxer Rebellion World War I Battle of Stallupönen Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes

Sievers was most notable for his role in the Invasion of East Prussia during the initial stage of World War I, in which he commanded the 10th Army against the Germans and succeeded in taking the East Prussian towns of Stallupönen (now Nesterov, Russia) and Goldap (now Poland) in October 1914.

Further major successes for the Russian Army in East Prussia failed to materialize. In the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes in February 1915, the 10th Army commanded by Sivers, was largely destroyed. After the defeat, Sivers was ousted as Commander of the Army, even though he had been among those who had been warned beforehand of the unfavorable strategic situation that had arisen.

On 25 April 1915, Sievers was sent into retirement. His further fate was unknown, some speculate he fell into depression and committed suicide, while other claimed he survived into the Russian Civil War and took command on the White Movement's side.