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 by | Office established (Alexander Kolchak as Minister of War and Navy of the Provisional All-Russian Government) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1880 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 26, 1940 (aged 60) Liversedge, West Yorkshire, England |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian State |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1896–1920 |
| Rank | Counter admiral |
| Commands | Naval forces of the Russian State |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
| Awards | see awards |
Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov (Russian: Михаил Иванович Смирнов (also spelled Michel Smirnoff; 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.