Lev Vladimirsky
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Lev Anatolevich Vladimirsky (27 September 1903, Guryev7 September 1973, Moscow), was a Soviet naval officer and an Admiral (1954).
He joined the Red Army as a volunteer during the Russian Civil War
and fought against Islamic insurgents in Turkestan
, later volunteering for service in the navy from 1921.
Vladimirsky graduated from the M. V. Frunze Naval school (1925), and studied at the special courses for commanding officers (1927), and the Military Academy of General Staff (1952).
Vladimirsky served aboard the Black and Azov seas ships as a navigator, watch chief, artilleryman, and senior deputy commander of a destroyer
. From 1932 he commanded a destroyer escort
, destroyer, destroyer leader, and from 1937, serving as chief of staff of the brigade of cruiser
s, and operations officer of a cruiser brigade. Early in 1938 he served on the French transport Bonifacio to supply arms and ammunition to the Spanish communists in the last stages of the Spanish Civil War
, and later in 1938 Vladimirsky headed a detachment of hydrographic vessels, which accomplished a passage from the Baltic Sea
to the Pacific Ocean
.
After being the officer accepting delivery of the first Tashkent class destroyer
, from June 1939 Vladimirsky was commanding a squadron of the Black Sea Fleet, which from the beginning of the Second World War participated in the fighting during the defence of Odessa and Sevastopol. In September 1941 he led an amphibious landing in Grigorevki region. From May 1943 Vladimirsky commanded the Black Sea Fleet, leading naval forces in the Novorossiysk (1943) and Kerch-Eltigen (1943) landing operations.
In May 1944 Vladimirsky was appointed squadron commander in the Baltic Fleet. He assumed command during participation in Vyborg operation of 1944.
In 1947 Vladimirsky was appointed Admiral-Inspector of the Main Inspection of Armed Forces, and later served as the Chief for the administration for naval educational institutions, Deputy Chief Inspector of Armed Forces for Military Naval Forces (VMF). From 1952 he was Chief for the Chief Directorate of Navy Military Training, and from April 1953, Chief for the administration of combat training VMF, becoming the Deputy Glavkom VMF on ship building in March 1955.
In 1956-59 Vladimirsky is the Chairman of naval scientific and technical committee.
From 1959 Vladimirsky predominantly worked in scientific and pedagogical roles, notably as Deputy Chief of the Naval Academy (1962-67), and the professor-consultant of the academy (1967-70). Starting on the 15 October 1968 he headed several complex Soviet oceanographic expeditions; in 1968 - round-the-world expedition on the oceanographic vessel Polus (pole).
Vladimirsky retired in 1970.
During his service Vladimirsky was awarded with 2 Orders of Lenin
, 3 Orders of the Red Banner
, Order of Suvorov
2nd class, Order of Ushakov
2nd class. and many medals.
He joined the Red Army as a volunteer during the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
and fought against Islamic insurgents in Turkestan
Turkestan
Turkestan, spelled also as Turkistan, literally means "Land of the Turks".The term Turkestan is of Persian origin and has never been in use to denote a single nation. It was first used by Persian geographers to describe the place of Turkish peoples...
, later volunteering for service in the navy from 1921.
Vladimirsky graduated from the M. V. Frunze Naval school (1925), and studied at the special courses for commanding officers (1927), and the Military Academy of General Staff (1952).
Vladimirsky served aboard the Black and Azov seas ships as a navigator, watch chief, artilleryman, and senior deputy commander of a destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
. From 1932 he commanded a destroyer escort
Destroyer escort
A destroyer escort is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, but also provides some protection...
, destroyer, destroyer leader, and from 1937, serving as chief of staff of the brigade of cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
s, and operations officer of a cruiser brigade. Early in 1938 he served on the French transport Bonifacio to supply arms and ammunition to the Spanish communists in the last stages of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, and later in 1938 Vladimirsky headed a detachment of hydrographic vessels, which accomplished a passage from the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
to the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
.
After being the officer accepting delivery of the first Tashkent class destroyer
Tashkent class destroyer
The Tashkent Class were a group of destroyer leaders built for the Soviet Navy just before World War II. Only one ship was completed.The first ship, Tashkent was ordered under the second Five Year Plan, from the Italian OTO company of Livorno in 1935. She was considerably larger and more capable...
, from June 1939 Vladimirsky was commanding a squadron of the Black Sea Fleet, which from the beginning of the Second World War participated in the fighting during the defence of Odessa and Sevastopol. In September 1941 he led an amphibious landing in Grigorevki region. From May 1943 Vladimirsky commanded the Black Sea Fleet, leading naval forces in the Novorossiysk (1943) and Kerch-Eltigen (1943) landing operations.
In May 1944 Vladimirsky was appointed squadron commander in the Baltic Fleet. He assumed command during participation in Vyborg operation of 1944.
In 1947 Vladimirsky was appointed Admiral-Inspector of the Main Inspection of Armed Forces, and later served as the Chief for the administration for naval educational institutions, Deputy Chief Inspector of Armed Forces for Military Naval Forces (VMF). From 1952 he was Chief for the Chief Directorate of Navy Military Training, and from April 1953, Chief for the administration of combat training VMF, becoming the Deputy Glavkom VMF on ship building in March 1955.
In 1956-59 Vladimirsky is the Chairman of naval scientific and technical committee.
From 1959 Vladimirsky predominantly worked in scientific and pedagogical roles, notably as Deputy Chief of the Naval Academy (1962-67), and the professor-consultant of the academy (1967-70). Starting on the 15 October 1968 he headed several complex Soviet oceanographic expeditions; in 1968 - round-the-world expedition on the oceanographic vessel Polus (pole).
Vladimirsky retired in 1970.
During his service Vladimirsky was awarded with 2 Orders of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
, 3 Orders of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Banner
The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
, Order of Suvorov
Order of Suvorov
The Order of Suvorov is a Soviet award, named after Aleksandr Suvorov , that was established on July 29, 1942 by a decision of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR. This decoration was created to award senior army personnel for exceptional leadership in combat operations...
2nd class, Order of Ushakov
Order of Ushakov
The Order of Ushakov was one of the highest naval awards of the Soviet Union among the Order of Nakhimov and it active is up to this day. Its name commemorates the Admiral Fyodor Ushakov, who never lost a battle and was proclaimed patron saint of the Russian Navy.The order was instituted during...
2nd class. and many medals.