Filipp Oktyabrsky
Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrsky (Russian: Филипп Серге́евич Октябрьский, real surname: Ivanov - Иванов; 23 October [O.S. 11 October] 1899 – 8 July 1969, Sevastopol) 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]
Filipp Oktyabrsky | |
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| Birth name | Filipp Sergeyevich Ivanov |
| Born | 23 October [O.S. 11 October] 1899 Lukshino village, near Tver, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 July 1969 (aged 69) Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1960 |
| Rank | Admiral (1944) |
| Commands held | Amur Flotilla, Black Sea Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Awards and honors edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Октябрьский Филипп Сергеевич". [The Great War] (in Russian). Великая война. 11 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-31. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
В 1918 года Ф.С.Октябрьский добровольно вступил в ряды Балтийского флота. [In 1918 F.S. Oktyabrysky voluntarily entered the ranks of the Baltic Fleet.]
- ^ Robert Forczyk (20 September 2014). Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44. Osprey Publishing. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-78200-976-4.
- ^ "Октябрьский (Иванов) Филипп Сергеевич" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2015.