Yakov Schkinsky
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Born4 June 1853
Died22 April 1938 (aged 79)
Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Allegiance
Russian Empire
White movement
Russian Empire White movementService / branch Imperial Russian Army
Yakov Federovich Shkinsky | |
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| Born | 4 June 1853 |
| Died | 22 April 1938 (aged 79) Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire White movement |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Commands | 18th Infantry Division 3rd Guards Infantry Division 1st Siberian Army Corps 21st Army Corps Irkutsk Military District |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Turkish War Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
Yakov Federovich Shkinsky (4 June 1858 – 22 April 1938) was an Imperial Russian division and corps commander. He fought in the wars against the Ottoman Empire and the Empire of Japan. After the October Revolution, he fought against the Bolsheviks and after the end of the subsequent civil war, he emigrated to Yugoslavia.