Aleksandr Krymov

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Krymov
Alexandr Krymov
Born	(1871-10-23)October 23, 1871 Russian Empire
Died	August 31, 1917(1917-08-31) (aged 45) Petrograd, Russian Provisional Government
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Russian Republic
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army White Movement
Rank	General of the cavalry
Commands held	3rd Cavalry Corps Savage Division
Battles/wars	Russo Japanese War World War I
Awards	See awards

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Krymov (Russian: Крымов Александр Михайлович; 23 October 1871 – 31 August 1917) was a Russian lieutenant general and military commander of during the Russo-Japanese War, World War I and the Russian Revolution.

On April 4, 1917, he was appointed acting commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, which included the Savage Division. He refused to accept the appointment of Military Minister by the Russian Provisional Government. On August 24, 1917 Commander-in-Chief Lavr Kornilov appointed Krymov commander of the detached Petrograd Army (отдельная Петроградская армия) to secure the Russian capital of Petrograd.