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Leonid ZaschukLieutenant General, participant in the Russo-Japanese War.
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Early Life and Education
Leonid Iosifovich Zashchuk was born in 1847 to a retired major. He received his education at the Pavlovsk Cadet Corps and the Pavlovsk Military School, graduating in 1865 as a sub-lieutenant in the Saint Petersburg Grenadier Regiment of King Frederick William III.
Military Career
After his graduation, Zashchuk served in the Pavlovsk School and the Leib Guard Semenovsky Regiment. In 1886, he was appointed commander of the 54th Reserve Infantry Battalion, followed by the 15th Rifle Regiment of His Highness Prince of Montenegro in 1889. In 1893, he became commander of the 10th Infantry Novoingermanland Regiment.
In 1900, Zashchuk was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the 1st Brigade of the 17th Infantry Division. The following year, he led the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division into the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
During the war, Zashchuk fought in the battles of Liaoyang and the Shahe River. At the defense of the Shelikhe-Xiaoduntai position, he was twice wounded in the right leg on September 29, 1904, but remained at his post until his deputy arrived.
Post-War Career
After the war, Zashchuk served as chief of the 49th Infantry Reserve Brigade in 1906, and then as commander of the 11th Infantry Division in 1907. In 1908, he retired with the rank of lieutenant general.
Zashchuk was an active member of the commission that drafted the 1906 combat regulations. He also published several articles, including "Sanitary Sketches" and "Notes on the Arrangement of Sanitary Trains" in "Russian Invalid" in 1906, and "On the Barracks Question" in 1909. In "Officer's Life" magazine in 1911, he wrote an extensive article titled "Military Educational Institutions, Military Schools, Military Gymnasia, and Cadet Corps."
Family and Legacy
Zashchuk had three brothers: Alexander, a major general and participant in the Crimean War; Iosif, a lieutenant general and author of popular military references; and Konstantin, who served in the Ministry of Communications. The date of Leonid Zashchuk's death is not known.
