Grigory Zass

Baron

Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass
Baron; Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass
Григорий Христофорович фон Засс; Georg Otto Ewald Freiherr von Saß
	General Zass
Born	29 April 1797
Died	4 December 1883 (aged 86); Šķēde Manor, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire
Monuments	Monument to General G. H. Sass
Nationality	Baltic German
Citizenship	Russian Empire
Occupation	Military officer
Known for	Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War. He is known for pursuing an extremely cruel policy in which he intimidated the Circassians as part of the Circassian genocide.
Notable work	Founded the city of Armavir in Krasnodar Krai
Title	Baron
Spouse	Baroness Wilhelmina Manteuffel
Parents	Kreiss Marshal Georg Christoph Sass (father); Countess Annette Kettler (mother);
Call sign	Zassovsky
Military career
Allegiance	Tsar of Russia
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1813–1848 (initial enlistment); 1849–1864 (2nd enlistment); 1864–1883 (Caucasian Reserve Army);
Rank	General of Cavalry
Unit	Grodno Hussar Regiment, Pskov Cuirassier Regiment, Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon Regiment, Mozdok Cossack Regiment, Caucasian Army
Commands held	Batalpashinsky section of the Kuban line, 1833; Entire Kuban line, 1835; Chief of the right flank of the Caucasian line, 1840; The vanguard of the 3rd Corps, 1849;
Conflict	Napoleonic Wars War of the Sixth Coalition German campaign of 1813 Battle of Dresden; Battle of Kulm; Battle of Leipzig; ; 1814 campaign in north-east France Siege of Metz (1814); Battle of Brienne; Battle of Bar-sur-Aube; Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube; Battle of Fère-Champenoise; Battle of Paris (1814); ; ; Hundred Days; ; Russo-Turkish War (1828–29); Russian conquest of the Caucasus Caucasian War Assault on Germenchuk (WIA); Russo-Circassian War ; ; ; Hungarian Revolution of 1848; Crimean War ;
Awards	Order of St. George; Order of Saint Vladimir; Order of Saint Anna; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Cross of St. George; Golden Weapon Award;

Grigory Khristoforovich von Zass (1797–1883; Russian: Григорий Христофорович Засс) was a Russian Imperial general who commanded Russian cavalry troops in the Napoleonic Wars and Russo-Circassian War, initially gaining prominence for his genocidal actions against the Circassians, whom he reportedly saw as a "lowly race". He was the founder of the city of Armavir, Russia.

In 2003, the Russian Federation controversially erected his statue on former Circassian territories where the Circassian genocide occurred, infuriating Circassians and Circassian nationalist establishments worldwide.

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