Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov ( July 15 ( July 3, old style) 1895 , Kherson , Russian Empire - July 28, 1938 ) - Soviet naval leader, commander of the Black Sea Naval Forces , chief of the Red Army naval forces , flagship of the 1st rank fleet (20 November 1935 ). Member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR , member of the Military Council under the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR.
| Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov | |||
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 V. M. Orlov | |||
| Date of Birth | July 15, 1895 | ||
| Place of Birth | Kherson , Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | July 28, 1938 (43 years old) | ||
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| Affiliation |  Russian empire RSFSR the USSR | ||
| Type of army |  Navy | ||
| Years of service | 1916 - 1917 1918 - 1937 | ||
| Rank |  | ||
| Commanded | Black Sea Naval Forces Administration of the Naval Forces of the Red Army | ||
| Battles / wars | Civil war in Russia | ||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 See also
Biography
Born in Kherson in the family of the director of the gymnasium. He studied at the Faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University, but did not graduate. In 1916, drafted into the Baltic Fleet, graduated from the midshipman school ( 1917 ). In the years 1917-1918 - the watch commander of the cruiser "Bogatyr" . In 1918 he joined the CPSU (b) . In 1918-1920 , the head of the political department of the Baltic Fleet, participated in battles against the troops of Yudenich .
In 1920-1921 , the deputy head of the Main Political Administration of Water Transport, supervised its restoration. Since December 1921, he was an assistant to the head of the Political Administration of the Revolutionary Military Council (PBC) for the marine part and head of the Maritime Department of the Republic. Since March 1923, he was the head and commissioner of naval educational institutions.
From October 1926 to June 1931 - commander of the naval forces of the Black Sea.
Since July 1931 - Chief of the Naval Forces of the Red Army. In the years 1931-1934 , a member of the PBC of the USSR. On January 27, 1937, he was simultaneously deputy commissar of defense of the USSR for the Naval Forces.
July 10, 1937 arrested. On July 28, 1938, he was sentenced to death. Shot.
Rehabilitated in 1956 .
Rewards
- Order of the Red Banner (02.23.1928 [1] )
- Order of the Red Star (1935)
Notes
- ↑ ORDER OF THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS on the personnel of the army No. 103. February 23, 1928. Moscow. - M: Central Printing House of the NKVM, 1928. - 1 p. - 400 copies.
Literature
- Military Encyclopedic Dictionary (VES), Moscow, Military Publishing House (VI), 1984, 863 pages with illustrations (ill.), 30 sheets (ill.).
- I.I. Barsukov, V.M. Yoltukhovsky, A.B. Kondrashov. “Admirals and generals of the Navy. Heads of structures of political and educational work. Biographical Chronicles (1917-2013). " - M .: “Kuchkovo Field”, 2014. - 432 p. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0408-0 . - S.263.
- Bliznichenko S.S. To the 115th birthday of the flagship of the 1st rank fleet (Fleet Admiral) Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov // Military Historical Archive. 2010. No. 10. S.3-19.
- Bliznichenko S. S. The shooting list “Moscow - Center” did not leave any hope // Military History Journal. 2012. No. 8. P. 57-63.
- Cherushev N.S. , Cherushev Yu.N. The executed elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary. - M .: Kuchkovo field; Megapolis, 2012 .-- 496 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8 .
See also
- List of flagships of the fleet of the 1st rank, flagships of the fleet of the 2nd rank, flagships of the 1st rank, flagships of the 2nd rank of the Naval Forces of the Red Army of the USSR (1935-1940)