▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁having ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Russian ▁revolution . ▁ ▁War ▁and ▁revolution ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁North western ▁front ▁fighting ▁against ▁Germany . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁relatively ▁safe ▁position ▁away ▁from ▁combat . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Hor se ▁Guard ▁Art illery ▁brig ade . ▁This ▁meant ▁little , ▁as ▁the ▁batter ies ▁were ▁scattered ▁in ▁many ▁places ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁un ited ▁command . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Major - General ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Kh erson . ▁His ▁military ▁duties ▁were ▁ill - defined ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁spend ▁much ▁idle ▁time ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁ret aking ▁his ▁social ▁life ▁with ▁K sch ess in ska . ▁Em press ▁Alex andra ▁took ▁notice , ▁compla ining ▁to ▁Nicholas ▁II . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei ▁joined ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁political ▁intr ig ues ▁against ▁the ▁Em press ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁while ▁Nicholas ▁II ▁was ▁away ▁at ▁Russia ' s ▁war ▁military ▁headquarters . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁Ass ass ination ▁of ▁Ras put in , ▁in ▁which ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁D mit ri ▁Pav lov ich ▁and