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Filipp Oktyabrsky
Soviet naval commander From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filipp Sergeyevich Ivanov (Russian: Филипп Сергеевич Иванов; 23 October [O.S. 11 October] 1899 – 8 July 1969), more popularly known as Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrsky (Russian: Филипп Сергеевич Октябрьский), was a Soviet naval commander. He began service in the Baltic Fleet in 1918.[1] From 1925–27 he studied at the Naval Academy in Leningrad.[2] As vice-admiral he was given command of the Black Sea Fleet in March 1939 and headed its actions during the Sieges of Sevastopol (1941-1942) and Odessa (1941). After the war he became a Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, commander of all naval test centres and from 1957 to 1960 head of the Black Sea Higher Naval Institute "Admiral Pavel Nakhimov" (Russian: Черноморское высшее военно-морское училище имени П. С. Нахимова) in Sevastopol.[3]
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Awards and honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Three Orders of Lenin
- Three Order of the Red Banner
- Two Order of Ushakov 1st class
- Order of Nakhimov 1st class
- Order of Suvorov 2nd class
- Order of the Red Star
- Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
- Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
- Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA)
A Kresta II class cruiser was named in honour of the Admiral.
References
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