Mikhail Annenkov

Mikhail Nikolayevich Annenkov (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Анненков; * 30 Apriljul / May 12 1835greg in Saint Petersburg, .. .. † 9 Januarjul / January 21 1899greg same place ) was a general of the Russian army.

Annenkov was 1863-1866 involved in the fighting in Poland and later in the local administration. Subsequently, he acquired great service to the Russian military railways, notably in relation to the organization of transport of troops. In 1870, he was assigned to the Prussian army in the field. About this time he published in 1871 Remarks and Reflections of a Russian officer (Petersburg; German Berlin 1871).

In the Russian - Ottoman war Annenkov led the troop transports in the back of the army of the Danube. In 1880 he took part in the expedition against the Teke Turkmen, where he carried out the construction of the railway from the Caspian Sea to Kyzyl - Arvat. Between 1885 and 1888 he was responsible for the expansion of the route up to Samarkand, the Trans-Caspian railway called. In the intervening time he construction of the strategic railways in Poljessie Territory was transferred. In 1888 he was elected as a member of the Scholars Academy Leopoldina.

1892 Annenkov was appointed general of the infantry and Head of railway construction between Samarkand and Tashkent. Later he built a road through the Black Sea region, but made ​​himself guilty of embezzlement while larger, so that he was relieved of all his offices. With regard to its previous merits, it did not come to a legal dispute.