Mikhail Diterikhs 1874 – 1937

Biography

Mikhail Diterikhs was born on April 17, 1874, in Saint Petersburg, during a time of significant change in Russian society. He devoted his life to military service, rising to the rank of general and becoming a notable figure in Russian military history. His career spanned a transformative period that witnessed major upheaval and transition in his homeland.

After a lifetime of service, Diterikhs spent his final years in Shanghai, far from his birthplace. He died there on October 9, 1937, at the age of sixty-three, succumbing to tuberculosis. His passing marked the end of a life lived during one of Russia’s most turbulent eras, a time that saw empires change and nations reshape themselves. Though his remains were never formally recorded as buried, his memory endures as part of the broader historical record of Russian military leadership during a pivotal chapter in European history.