Nikolai Viktorovich Jung
Nikolai Viktorovich Jung ( Russian: Николай Викторович Юнг ); (* 23 October July / 4 November 1855 greg .; † 16 July / 29 May 1905 greg. In the Sea of Japan ) was a Russian officer in the Imperial Russian Navy , who was primarily the captain of the liner Oryol in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War became known.
Life
Jung began his military training at the naval school in 1872 and joined the Imperial Russian Navy in 1873. In 1875 he was promoted to NCO. In 1876 he finished his training at the naval school as a midshipman.
During the Russo-Ottoman War 1877–1878 , Jung commanded a small patrol boat on the Danube . In 1882 he was promoted to lieutenant.
Around 1880 Jung was a member of the political association Narodnaja Wolja ( Russian: Народная воля for people's will ), which wanted to abolish the czar's sole rule - also by violent means. When the Tsarist Okhrana disrupted the organization, many of the members were executed or exiled. Jung escaped arrest because he was on a world tour during this phase. After his return in 1886 he was arrested, but quickly released after denying contact with the organization.
In 1893 he was promoted to captain 2nd rank ( frigate captain ). In 1894 he served briefly on the Poltava liner .
From 1902 to 1904 Jung was the captain of the tank frigate General-Admiral . After the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, Jung was appointed commander of the liner Orjol , which was transferred to the Far East as part of the 2nd Pacific Squadron to support the 1st Pacific Squadron, which was captured by the Japanese in Port Arthur . In the naval battle of Tsushima on May 27 and 28, Jung retained command of Oryol until he was seriously injured by several shrapnel.
On the morning of May 28, 1905, Oryol and the few other remaining Russian ships capitulated at around 10:30 a.m. on the orders of Rear Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov . During the surrender, Jung was unconscious and therefore not involved in the delivery of the ship. The next day, he briefly regained consciousness and learned from his boy that he was surrendering. Shortly thereafter, he succumbed to his injuries and was buried at sea at the coordinates 35 ° 56 '13 ”north latitude, 135 ° 10' east longitude.
Web links
- Nikolai Viktorovich Jung at hronos.km.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jung ( memento of November 1, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) at narovol.narod.ru (Russian), accessed on February 23, 2011
- ↑ a b c Alexei Silytsch Novikow-Priboi : Tsushima . Berlin 1986, ISBN 3-327-00251-7 , pages 479-481
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jung, Nikolai Viktorovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Юнг, Николай Викторович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1855 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1905 |
| Place of death | Japanese sea |