Alexander Kolchak Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Kolchak, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Russia.

6 records1914–19175 events2 places

Chronological biography

1914

Captain1914

Warfare / Military · Captain of Baltic Fleet

Appointed Captain in the Baltic Fleet

1916

Blockade of Sea of Marmora1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander of Black Sea Fleet · Marmora

Establishes superiority over the Turkish Navy. Blockades hostile shipping by mining the Sea of Marmora

Commander of Black Sea Fleet1916

Warfare / Military · Commander of Black Sea Fleet

Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Fleet

Commander of Black Sea Fleet1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander of Black Sea Fleet

Appointed Commander of the Black Sea Fleet

Sea of Marmora Mining Blockade Expanded1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Commander of Black Sea Fleet · Sea of Marmora

Kolchak's Black Sea forces use mines and naval superiority to restrict hostile shipping through the Sea of Marmora.

1917

Naval Attache1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia · Naval Attache to Washington

Appointed Naval Attache to Washington

Titles and roles

Captain of Baltic Fleet · Commander of Black Sea Fleet · Naval Attache to Washington

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.