Baron[1] Alexander Alexandrovich Bilderling (Russian: Александр Александрович Бильдерлинг, tr.
13 July] 1912), better known as Baron Alexander Alexandrovich von Bilderling, was a Russian general of Baltic German descent, noted for his role in the Russo-Japanese War and as an artist and monument designer.
His father was Alexander Otto Hermann Freiherr von Bilderling, who was an officer in the Imperial Guards Bilderling's grandfather, Georg Friedrich Sigismund Freiherr von Bilterling, was a Lutheran pastor in Mitau (now Jelgava).
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Bilderling commanded the 17th European Army Corps from May 1904, accompanying it to Manchuria in the summer of the same year.
After the Battle of Sandepu, Bilderling replaced Alexander Kaulbars as commander of the Third Manchurian Army.