Mikhail Smirnov (admiral)

Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov
Михаил Иванович Смирнов
Mikhail Smirnov in 1919
Minister of Navy of the Russian State
In office
20 November 1918 – 4 January 1920
Prime Minister
Preceded byOffice established (Alexander Kolchak as Minister of War and Navy of the Provisional All-Russian Government)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born(1880-06-18)June 18, 1880
DiedAugust 26, 1940(1940-08-26) (aged 60)
Military service
Allegiance Russian Empire
Russian State
Branch/service Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1896–1920
RankCounter admiral
CommandsNaval forces of the Russian State
Battles/warsRusso-Japanese War
World War I
Russian Civil War
Awardssee awards
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Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov (also spelled Smirnoff; Russian: Михаил Иванович Смирнов; June 18, 1880 – August 26, 1940) was a Russian naval officer, the only Naval Minister of Alexander Kolchak’s Government during the Russian Civil War.