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Sergey Gorshkov

Soviet admiral (1910-1988) · Russia · On the map · Died at 78

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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1988Died13 May 19881985Order of the People's Republic of BulgariaAward1982Order of LeninAward1980USSR State PrizeAward1978Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward1974Order of the People's Republic of BulgariaAward1970Order of the People's Republic of BulgariaAward1969Order of Tudor VladimirescuAward1968Commander of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward1965Hero of the Soviet UnionAward1961Star of the Republic of IndonesiaAward1953Order of LeninAward1945Order of Ushakov, 1st classAward1944Order of Ushakov, 2nd classAward1943Order of Kutuzov, 1st classAward1910Born13 February 1910

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Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1985
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria1985
Lenin Prize1985
Order of Lenin1982
Hero of the Soviet Union1982
Gold Star medal1982
USSR State Prize1980
Scharnhorst Order1980
Order of Lenin1978
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta1978
Order of the Republic1977
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class1975
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria1974
Order of Sukhbaatar1971
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria1970
Order of Lenin1970
Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold1970
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"1970
Order of Tudor Vladimirescu1969
Order of the October Revolution1968
Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR1968
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta1968
Order of Lenin1965
Hero of the Soviet Union1965
Gold Star medal1965
Order of the Partisan Star1965
Order of Lenin1963
Star of the Republic of Indonesia1961
Order of Lenin1960
Order of the Red Banner1959
Order of Lenin1953
Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania1950
Order of the Red Banner1947
Order of the Partisan Star1945
Order of Ushakov, 1st class1945
Order of Saint Alexander1945
Order of the Red Star1944
Order of Ushakov, 2nd class1944
Order of the Red Banner1943
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class1943

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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.

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Russia
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1988 · aged 78

The same award as Sergey

Ivan BagramyanBoth received Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSRNikolay Ivanovich KrylovBoth received Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR