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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Nikolai Kuznetsov
- Succeeded by
- Vladimir Chernavin
- Born
- ( 1910-02-26 ) 26 February 1910, Kamianets-Podilskyi , Russian Empire (modern-day Ukraine )
- Died
- 13 May 1988 (1988-05-13) (aged 78), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Branch service
- Soviet Navy
- Years of service
- 1927–1985
- Rank
- Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
- Commands
- Azov Flotilla Danube Flotilla Black Sea Fleet Soviet Navy
- Battles wars
- Battle of Lake Khasan World War II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sergey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Kamianets-Podilskyi
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- admiral
- Educated at
- St. Petersburg Naval Institute
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Participant in
- 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Field of work
- navy
- Conflict
- Battle of Lake Khasan
- Military branch
- Soviet Navy
- Military rank
- admiral of the fleet
- Image
- Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union Sergey Gorshkov.jpg
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov
- date of birth
- 1910-02-13
- date of death
- 1988-05-13
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Soviet Navy
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1927-00-00
- name in native language
- Серге́й Гео́ргиевич Горшко́в
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Encyclopedic overview
Sergey Georgyevich Gorshkov (Russian: Серге́й Гео́ргиевич Горшко́в; 26 February 1910 – 13 May 1988) 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.
Early life and prewar service
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sergey Gorshkov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.