Alexander Tikhmenev
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhmenev | |
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 On the submarine Seal in Bizerte, July 1921, Vice Adimral Mikhail Kedrov, Rear Admiral Mikhail Berens, Rear Admiral Alexander Tikhmenev. With aiguillette flag officer Senior Lieutenant Georgy Chekhov | |
| Native name | Александр Иванович Тихменев |
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | 1959 Tunisia |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service/ |  Imperial Russian Navy |
| Years of service | 1901–1924 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Destroyer «Spooky» Destroyer «Defiant» Battleship «Will» |
| Battles/wars | World War I Civil War |
| Awards | Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anne Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of the Medjidie |
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhmenev (December 30, 1879 – April 25, 1959, Tunisia) was the military commander of the Russian Imperial and White Fleets, Rear Admiral, Chief of Staff of the Russian Squadron.[1]
Biography[edit]
- 1901 – Graduated from the Marine Corps with a promotion to warrant officer.
- 1901–1902 – Chief of the Watch of transport «Bug».
- April 30, 1903 – Chief of Watch of the cruiser «Memory of Mercury».
- 1904 – Graduated from the mine officer class.
- 1905 – Mine officer of the battleship «Three Saints».
- 1906–1907 – Mine officer of the battleship «Twelve Apostles» and the gunboat «Terets».
- 1908 – Commander of Destroyer No. 272, teacher at the mine school of the Black Sea Fleet.
- 1911 – Senior Lieutenant, Acting Senior Officer of the cruiser Memory of Mercury.
- December 6, 1913 – Captain of the 2nd Rank for "distinction in service".
- 1914–1915 – Commander of the «Spooky» destroyer.
- 1915–1917 – Commander of the «Restless» destroyer.
- 1917 – Captain of the 1st Rank and commander of the battleship «Volya».
- In June 1918, he took command of the Black Sea Fleet from Vice Admiral Sablin when he left for Moscow to discuss the issue of flooding the fleet.[1][2]
Buried at the Borgel Cemetery in Tunis.[1]
Distinctions[edit]
- Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Swords;
- Order of Saint Anne, 2nd Class with Swords;
- Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Bow;
- Turkish Medjidie Order of the 4th Class.[3]
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- "Tikhmenev, Alexander Ivanovich". Big Russian Biographical Encyclopedia (Electronic Edition) (Version 3.0 ed.). Moscow: Businessoft, Publishing House Home Computer. 2007.
- Chronos