Nikolay Dukhonin
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Dukhonin (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Духо́нин; 13 December 1876 – 3 December 1917[1]) was a Russian general who was briefly the last supreme commander of the Russian Army after the October Revolution before the Bolsheviks took control of it.
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Dukhonin | |
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Supreme Commander of the Russian Army | |
In office 16 November – 22 November 1917 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Kerensky |
Succeeded by | Nikolai Krylenko |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 December 1876 Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 3 December 1917(1917-12-03) (aged 40) Mogilev, Russian Soviet Republic |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian Republic |
Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army |
Years of service | 1894–1917 |
Rank | General |
Unit | 3rd Army |
Commands | Imperial Russian Army |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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