Mikhail Viktorov
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Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov (December 24, 1893, Yaroslavl
- August 1, 1938) was a Russia
n military leader and Commander-in-Chief
of the Soviet Naval Forces from August 1937 to January 1938.
Viktorov was the son of an officer and graduated from the Naval academy with the gold medal as top cadet in 1913. During World War I he served with the Baltic Fleet
and was navigating officer of the Russian battleship Tsesarevich and fough in the Battle of Moon Sound
.
In the Civil War he joined the Bolshviks commanded the cruiser Oleg and subsequently the battleships Andrei Pervozvanny
and Gangut. In 1921 he took part in the suppression of the Kronstadt rebellion
.
From 1925 he commanded the Baltic Fleet and in 1924 was the founding commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet
He became commander of the Soviet navy following the arrest of his predecessor. Viktorov was himself arrested at the end of 1937 and was shot in 1938. He was posthumously rehabilitated
in 1956.
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
- August 1, 1938) was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n military leader and Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
of the Soviet Naval Forces from August 1937 to January 1938.
Viktorov was the son of an officer and graduated from the Naval academy with the gold medal as top cadet in 1913. During World War I he served with the Baltic Fleet
Baltic Fleet
The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...
and was navigating officer of the Russian battleship Tsesarevich and fough in the Battle of Moon Sound
Battle of Moon Sound
The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle in World War I, fought on 17 October 1917 between naval forces of the German and Russian Empires in the Baltic Sea....
.
In the Civil War he joined the Bolshviks commanded the cruiser Oleg and subsequently the battleships Andrei Pervozvanny
Andrei Pervozvanny class battleship
The Andrey Pervozvanny class were a pair of predreadnought battleships built in the mid-1900s for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were conceived by the Naval Technical Committee in 1903 as an incremental development of the Borodino class battleships with increased displacement...
and Gangut. In 1921 he took part in the suppression of the Kronstadt rebellion
Kronstadt rebellion
The Kronstadt rebellion was one of many major unsuccessful left-wing uprisings against the Bolsheviks in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War...
.
From 1925 he commanded the Baltic Fleet and in 1924 was the founding commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet
He became commander of the Soviet navy following the arrest of his predecessor. Viktorov was himself arrested at the end of 1937 and was shot in 1938. He was posthumously rehabilitated
Rehabilitation (Soviet)
Rehabilitation in the context of the former Soviet Union, and the Post-Soviet states, was the restoration of a person who was criminally prosecuted without due basis, to the state of acquittal...
in 1956.