Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov

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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	Pyotr Vologodsky Viktor Pepelyayev
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	(1880-06-18)June 18, 1880 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	August 26, 1940(1940-08-26) (aged 60) Liversedge, West Yorkshire, UK
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 (‹See Tfd›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.