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Sergey Gorshkov

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Soviet admiral (1910-1988)

PoliticiansLived 1910 to 1988 · aged 78
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Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov was an admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union. Twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, Gorshkov oversaw the expansion of the Soviet Navy into a vast force capable of global-scale operations during the Cold War, during his 29-year tenure as its Commander-in-Chief from 1956 to...

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Gorshkov during World War IIGorshkov during World War IIGorshkov meeting East German leader Erich Honecker, 1980Gorshkov meeting East German leader Erich Honecker, 1980

Awards 40

1985Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
1985Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
1985Lenin Prize
1982Order of Lenin
1982Hero of the Soviet Union
1982Gold Star medal
1980USSR State Prize
1980Scharnhorst Order
1978Order of Lenin
1978Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1977Order of the Republic
1975Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
1974Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
1971Order of Sukhbaatar
1970Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold
1970Order of Lenin
1970Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria
1970Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
1969Order of Tudor Vladimirescu
1968Order of the October Revolution
1968Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR
1968Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
1965Hero of the Soviet Union
1965Order of Lenin
1965Gold Star medal
1965Order of the Partisan Star
1963Order of Lenin
1961Star of the Republic of Indonesia
1960Order of Lenin
1959Order of the Red Banner
1953Order of Lenin
1950Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania
1947Order of the Red Banner
1945Order of Ushakov, 1st class
1945Order of Saint Alexander
1945Order of the Partisan Star
1944Order of the Red Star
1944Order of Ushakov, 2nd class
1943Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
1943Order of the Red Banner

Connected to Sergey 6

Aleksandr SerebrovAlso won Order of the People's Republic of BulgariaIvan YakubovskyAlso won Star of the Socialist Republic of RomaniaIvan IsakovAlso won Order of Ushakov, 1st classAbdul Haris NasutionAlso won Star of the Republic of IndonesiaKirill MoskalenkoAlso won Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSRSergei Ivanovich MosinAlso won Order of Saint Alexander

About this person

Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov was an admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union. Twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, Gorshkov oversaw the expansion of the Soviet Navy into a vast force capable of global-scale operations during the Cold War, during his 29-year tenure as its Commander-in-Chief from 1956 to 1985.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1988 · aged 78
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