Georg von Kanitz
Germany military officer
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| Intro | Germany military officer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Officer Military officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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Count Georg von Kanitz was a military attaché to the Embassy of the German Empire in Tehran during World War I.
His duties included rallying pro-German units for the war in the Middle East.
Count von Kanitz was supposedly heading a force at the town of Kangavar in 1916 against Russian troops under general Nikolai Baratov where he was killed.