Yevgeniy Berens
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Yevgeny Andreyevich Berens ' onMouseout='HidePop("71809")' href="/topics/Moscow">Moscow
) was a Russian
military leader, Commander-in-Chief
of the Soviet Naval Forces
from April 1919 to February 1920.
Berens graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps
in 1895. He was navigating officer of the Russian cruiser Varyag and fought in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay
when his ship was sunk. After being repatriated he served in the Baltic Fleet
as executive officer of the Russian battleship Tsesarevich. From 1910 to 1917 he served as naval attache to the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy (1915–1917). After the February Revolution
, Berens returned to Russia and served on the Naval General Staff.
After the October Revolution he joined the Red side and was head of the Naval Staff from 1917 to 1919. In 1919, he was appointed commander of the Soviet Navy on the death of Vasili Altfater
.
In 1920, he was transferred to the diplomatic service and has head of the Soviet delegation at major conferences. He was military attache to Great Britain and France from 1924. He died in Moscow in 1928 and was buried in Novodevichy Cemetery
.
Berens' brother, Mikhail Berens
, was also a naval officer but joined the white side
in the Russian Civil War and commanded Wrangel's fleet
Moscow
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) was a Russian
Russians
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military leader, Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the Soviet Naval Forces
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
from April 1919 to February 1920.
Berens graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps
Sea Cadet Corps (Russia)
The Sea Cadet Corps , occasionally translated as the Marine Cadet Corps or the Naval Cadet Corps, is an educational establishment for training Naval officers for the Russian Navy in Saint Petersburg.It is the oldest existing high school in Russia.-History:...
in 1895. He was navigating officer of the Russian cruiser Varyag and fought in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was an early naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War , which took place on 9 February 1904, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea.-Background:...
when his ship was sunk. After being repatriated he served in the Baltic Fleet
Baltic Fleet
The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
as executive officer of the Russian battleship Tsesarevich. From 1910 to 1917 he served as naval attache to the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy (1915–1917). After the February Revolution
February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
, Berens returned to Russia and served on the Naval General Staff.
After the October Revolution he joined the Red side and was head of the Naval Staff from 1917 to 1919. In 1919, he was appointed commander of the Soviet Navy on the death of Vasili Altfater
Vasili Altfater
Vasili Mikhailovich Altfater was a Russian-Soviet naval officer, the first Commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy....
.
In 1920, he was transferred to the diplomatic service and has head of the Soviet delegation at major conferences. He was military attache to Great Britain and France from 1924. He died in Moscow in 1928 and was buried in Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Moscow, Russia. It is next to the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg....
.
Berens' brother, Mikhail Berens
Mikhail Berens
Mikhail Andreyevich Berens was a officer in the Imperial Russian Navy and the White Navy during the Russian Civil War.-Biography:...
, was also a naval officer but joined the white side
White movement
The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
in the Russian Civil War and commanded Wrangel's fleet
Wrangel's fleet
Wrangel's Fleet, the last remnant of the Black Sea Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy, existed from 1920 until 1924. This squadron was a "White" unit during the Russian Civil War...
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- This article is translated from Russian Wikipedia