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Adrian Nepenin 
Summary
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.
Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin | |
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 Lietenuent Adrian Ivanovich Nepenin, c. 1900. | |
 Commander of the Imperial Baltic Fleet | |
| 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 | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1892–1917 |
| Rank |  Vice admiral |
| Commands | Destroyer Sterlyad Destroyer Rastoropny Destroyer Patrol Imperial Baltic Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Honours and awards edit
Domestic edit
Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (9.4.1900)
Order of St. Anna, 3rd class with swords and a bow (28.12.1900)
Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and a bow (11.10.1904)
Order of St. George, 1st class (3.9.1905)- Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (19.1.1915)
- Order of St. Anna, 1st class with swords (14.3.1916)
Foreign edit
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 edit
- Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich
- Nepenin, Adrian Ivanovich. The generals of the First World War