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Appointment as Commander in Chief

Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1917Date range
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Chronological records

1917

Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko9 November 1917

Petrograd · Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Krylenko is appointed commander in chief after Dukhonin refuses to seek an immediate armistice.

Names involved

Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko

Provenance

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