Antón Egórovič Zál’ca; 22 October 1843 – 9 February 1916), better known as Baron Anton Yegorovich von Saltza, was a Russian general of Baltic German origin who was the commander of the Kazan Military District, he was also one of the commanders of the Russian Army during the early stages of First World War.

Upon graduation in 1862, he was enlisted into a Life-Guards 4th The Imperial Family’s Battalion, which led him into the suppression of the Polish uprising.

In retribution for the difference rendered in the case against the Turks, on 1 January 1878, when temporarily commanded by 1 rifleman of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich battalion, attacked three times the strongest enemy and carried away the battalion by personal example, seized the mountain of Aji-Alma and stayed on busy positionsIn early February 1878, he rose to lieutenant-colonel, he was also awarded the Gold Sword for Bravery in 1877, the Order of St. Stanislaus of the 2nd degree with swords and a bow and Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree with swords and a bow, both were awarded in 1878.

[1] During the early stages of the Battle of Galicia, his troops along with General Ivanov was defeated at Kraśnik in their own Russian soil.

Later in which he returned to his old post as the commander-in-chief of the Kazan Military District and became a member of Alexander Committee on the wounded.