Adrian Nepenin
Russian Naval Officer
Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin | |
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![]() Lietenuent Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin, c. 1900. | |
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In office 18 September [O.S. 6 September] 1916 – 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Prime Minister | Nikolai Golitsyn |
Preceded by | Vasily Kanin |
Succeeded by | Andrei Maksimov |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1871 Velikiye Luki, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917 (aged 45) Helsingfors (now Helsinki, Finland), Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Resting place | Helsinki Orthodox Cemetery, Finland |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1892–1917 |
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Commands | Destroyer Sterlyad Destroyer Rastoropny Destroyer Patrol Imperial Baltic Fleet |
Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Adrian (Andrian) Ivanovich Nepenin (Russian: Адриа́н (Андриа́н) Ива́нович Непе́нин; 2 November [O.S. 21 October] 1871 – 17 March [O.S. 4] 1917) was an Imperial Russian naval officer and activist. As the commander of the Baltic Fleet, he was credited with forming the naval intelligence and communication services in the fleet. He was most notable for his action in Finland during the February Revolution.
Honours and awards
Domestic
Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (9 April 1900)
Order of St. Anna, 3rd class with swords and a bow (28 December 1900)
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and a bow (11 October 1904)
Order of St. George, 1st class (3 September 1905)
Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (19 January 1915)
Order of St. Anna, 1st class with swords (14 March 1916)
Foreign
Emirate of Bukhara:
- Order of the Noble Bukhara [ru], 2nd class with silver star (1893)
Empire of Japan:
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class (1902)
Sources
- Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich
- Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich. The generals of the First World War
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