Nikolay Dukhonin

Nikolay Nikolayevich Dukhonin (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Духо́нин; 13 December 1876 3 December 1917) 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.

Nikolay Nikolayevich Dukhonin
Supreme Commander of the Russian Army
In office
16 November  22 November 1917
Preceded byAlexander Kerensky
Succeeded byNikolai Krylenko
Personal details
Born13 December 1876
Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died3 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 service1894–1917
RankGeneral
Unit3rd Army
CommandsImperial Russian Army
Battles/warsWorld War I
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