Anastasia's husband, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929), was Commander in Chief of the Russian Army during the first year of World War I, carrying out campaigns on the Austro-German front and in the Caucasus.
During the inaugural period of World War I, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929), Anastasia's husband, served as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army. He conducted military operations on both the Austro-German front and in the Caucasus.