Baron Pavel Viktorovich Vilken (July 12 ( 24 ), 1879 , Revel - January 31, 1939 , Helsinki ) - captain of the 1st rank of the Russian Imperial Navy , participant in the Russo-Japanese , World War I and Civil Wars ; Golden Weapon Holder (1905).
| Pavel Viktorovich Vilken | ||||||||||
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 2nd-Class Captain P.V. Wilken on the Lightweight Squadron (1914) | ||||||||||
| Date of Birth | July 24 (12), 1879 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Revel , Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Date of death | January 31, 1939 (59 years old) | |||||||||
| Place of death | Helsinki , Finland | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||||||
| Type of army | fleet | |||||||||
| Rank |  1st rank captain | |||||||||
| Commanded | destroyer "Light" destroyer "Siberian shooter" battleship Sevastopol | |||||||||
| Battles / wars | Campaign to China 1900-1901 ; | |||||||||
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Biography
He graduated from the Naval Cadet Corps with production on September 14, 1899 with the rank of midshipman . As a junior artillery officer of the Victory squadron squadron battleship, he participated in the defense of Port Arthur. In 1904 he was promoted to lieutenant .
In 1906-1907 he served as a senior officer on the Abrek mine cruiser. In 1907 he graduated from the Artillery Officer Class. In 1908-1909 he served as a senior artillery officer on the cruiser Admiral Makarov. In 1909-1911 he studied at the Naval Department of the Nikolaev Maritime Academy. In 1912 he graduated from the Additional course of the Nikolaev Maritime Academy. On December 6, 1912, he was promoted to Captain of the 2nd rank with the approval of the senior officer of the cruiser Admiral Makarov.
He commanded destroyers "Easy" (1914) and "Siberian shooter" (1915-16). July 30, 1916 promoted to captain of the 1st rank. On August 3, 1916 he was appointed head of the 4th division of the destroyers of the Baltic Fleet. On January 23, 1917, he was appointed head of the 1st division of destroyers of the Baltic Fleet.
From 1917 to 1918 he commanded the battleship Sevastopol . He assisted the rebels in Kronstadt . In Finland, he headed the organization “Marine Emigrant Officers”.
Rewards
- Golden weapon “For courage” (December 12, 1905)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3 degrees with swords (January 16, 1917)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4 degrees with swords and bow (December 12, 1905)
- Order of St. Anne 2 degrees (December 6, 1905) with swords (April 27, 1915)
- Order of St. Anne 3 degrees with swords and bow (1906)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2 degrees with swords (March 19, 1907)
- Order of St. Stanislav 3 degrees (1901)
- French mark Officier de Academie (1908)
- Italian silver medal for helping those affected by the 1908 earthquake in Sicily and Calabria (1911)
Family
- Wife - Emilia Nikolaevna, nee Bergstresser (1883-1975), daughter of Vice Admiral Nikolai Karlovich Bergstresser (05/12/1855 - 06/19/1919); writer, participant in the literary, artistic and philosophical association "Svetlitsa".
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Literature
- Books
- Pilkin V.K. In the White struggle in the North-West: Diary 1918-1920. - M .: Russian Way , 2005 .-- 640 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-85887-190-9 .
- Boykov V. A. A Brief Biographical Dictionary of Officers, Officials, and Employees of the White North-West Army (1918-1920). - Tallinn, 2009 .-- S. 75-76. - 375 p.
- Rutych N.N. Baron Vilken Pavel Viktorovich // White Front of General Yudenich. Biographies of the ranks of the Northwest Army / edited by L. M. Surisa . - M .; Berlin: Direct Media, 2016 .-- S. 212-215. - 604 s. - ISBN 978-5-4475-8753-6 .
- Nazarenko K. B. Between the "democratic" and the regular fleet (1917-1918) // Fleet, revolution and power in Russia: 1917-1921. - M .: Quadriga; Russian panorama, 2011 .-- S. 198. - 488 p. - (Historical research). - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-91791-058-1 . - ISBN 978-5-93165-292-4 .
- Articles
- Chernyaev, Vladimir. Baron P.V. Wilken and his letters from the Russo-Japanese War // Star. - 2014. - No. 11. - S. 158-166. - (Letters from the past). - ISSN 0321-1878.
- Wilken, Pavel Viktorovich. “Our personal fate is trifles in comparison with the fate of Russia” / Chernyaev, Vladimir // Zvezda. - 2014. - No. 11. - S. 167—198. - (Letters from the past). - ISSN 0321-1878.