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Nikolai Kulakov

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Soviet naval officer

WritersLived 1908 to 1976 · aged 68
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Nikolai Mikhailovich Kulakov was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He saw action in the Second World War and rose to the rank of vice-admiral, despite being demoted three times in his career.

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The battleship Marat, Kulakov's ship from August 1938The battleship Marat, Kulakov's ship from August 1938The ruins of Sevastopol harbour after the city's capture by German forces. The failed defence, and subsequent losses in counterattacks, caused Kulakov's first fall from grace.The ruins of Sevastopol harbour after the city's capture by German forces. The failed defence, and subsequent losses in counterattacks, caused Kulakov's first fall from grace.The battleship Novorossiisk moored in Sevastopol. Her loss in 1955 was another blight on Kulakov's career.The battleship Novorossiisk moored in Sevastopol. Her loss in 1955 was another blight on Kulakov's career.Kulakov's namesake, the Udaloy-class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov, underway in 2016Kulakov's namesake, the Udaloy-class destroyer Vice-Admiral Kulakov, underway in 2016

Awards 17

Order of the Red Banner
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Star
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Nakhimov
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"

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Nikolai LyashchenkoAlso won Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"Georgy AbashviliAlso won Order of NakhimovIvan KovalyovAlso won Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"Vasiliy RakovAlso won Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"Nikolay KuznetsovAlso won Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"Boris SnetkovAlso won Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"

About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1976 · aged 68
Written about in
6 languages

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