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'''Lev Mikhailovich Galler''' ({{lang-ru|Лев Михайлович Галлер}}) (November 17(29), 1883 - July 12, 1950) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] military leader and [[admiral]].
'''Lev Mikhailovich Galler''' ({{lang-ru|Лев Михайлович Галлер}}, {{lang-ger|Leo Julius Alexander Philipp von Haller}}) (November 17(29), 1883 - July 12, 1950) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] military leader and [[admiral]].


Galler was born into a family of a military engineer and joined the Baltic Fleet on completing the Naval school in 1905. During [[World War I]] he was squadron gunnery officer of the Battleship Division, executive officer of the [[Russian battleship Slava|''Slava'']] and commanded the destroyer ''Turkmenets Stavropolski''. After the [[October Revolution]] he joined the Bolsheviks and participated in the [[Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet]]. Subsequently, he commanded the destroyer [[Russian destroyer Mecheslav|''Mecheslav'']], the battleship [[Russian battleship Andrei Pervozvanny|''Andrei Pervozvanny'']] and was subsequently chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet during the [[British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–1919]].
Galler was born into a family of a military engineer Mickhail von Haller (Galler) and joined the Baltic Fleet on completing the Naval school in 1905. During [[World War I]] he was squadron gunnery officer of the Battleship Division, executive officer of the [[Russian battleship Slava|''Slava'']] and commanded the destroyer ''Turkmenets Stavropolski''. After the [[October Revolution]] he joined the Bolsheviks and participated in the [[Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet]]. Subsequently, he commanded the destroyer [[Russian destroyer Mecheslav|''Mecheslav'']], the battleship [[Russian battleship Andrei Pervozvanny|''Andrei Pervozvanny'']] and was subsequently chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet during the [[British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–1919]].


After the Civil War, Galler was commander of the Baltic Fleet's battleship division and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1932 to 1937. In 1938 he became chief of naval staff and in 1940 he became Deputy Commissar for the Navy responsible for naval construction. In 1947 he was head of the Naval Academy.
After the Civil War, Galler was commander of the Baltic Fleet's battleship division and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1932 to 1937. In 1938 he became chief of naval staff and in 1940 he became Deputy Commissar for the Navy responsible for naval construction. In 1947 he was head of the Naval Academy.

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Lev Mikhailovich Galler
Born(1883-11-29)November 29, 1883
St Petersburg, Russia
DiedJuly 12, 1950(1950-07-12) (aged 66)
Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Soviet Union
Service / branch Imperial Russian Navy
 Soviet Navy
Years of service1905–1948
RankAdmiral
CommandsBaltic Fleet
Battles / warsWorld War I
Estonian War of Independence
Russian Civil War

Lev Mikhailovich Galler (Russian: Лев Михайлович Галлер, German: Leo Julius Alexander Philipp von Haller) (November 17(29), 1883 - July 12, 1950) was a Soviet military leader and admiral.

Galler was born into a family of a military engineer Mickhail von Haller (Galler) and joined the Baltic Fleet on completing the Naval school in 1905. During World War I he was squadron gunnery officer of the Battleship Division, executive officer of the Slava and commanded the destroyer Turkmenets Stavropolski. After the October Revolution he joined the Bolsheviks and participated in the Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet. Subsequently, he commanded the destroyer Mecheslav, the battleship Andrei Pervozvanny and was subsequently chief of staff of the Baltic Fleet during the British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–1919.

After the Civil War, Galler was commander of the Baltic Fleet's battleship division and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1932 to 1937. In 1938 he became chief of naval staff and in 1940 he became Deputy Commissar for the Navy responsible for naval construction. In 1947 he was head of the Naval Academy.

Galler was arrested in 1948 and imprisoned. He died in custody in 1950 and was rehabilitated in 1953.

Honours and awards

Soviet Union
Russian Empire
Foreign award

References