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Soviet Navy
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martime service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces
Key facts
- Founded
- 11 February [ O.S. 29 January ] 1918 ( 1918-02-11 )
- Disbanded
- 14 February 1992 ( 1992-02-14 )
- Country
- Russian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) CIS (1991–1992)
- Type
- Navy
- Part of
- Soviet Armed Forces
- Nickname
- Red Fleet
- March
- If You'll be Lucky
- Engagements
- Russian Revolution Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Invasion of Poland Winter War ( Finland ) World War II ( Great Patriotic War ) Soviet invasion of Manchuria Vietnam War Cold War
- Notable commanders
- Fleet Admiral USSR Sergey Gorshkov Fleet Admiral USSR Nikolay Kuznetsov Vice Admiral Aleksandr Nemits Vice Admiral Yevgeny Berens Fleet Admiral Vasili Altfater Admiral Ivan Yumashev
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- Commons category
- Navy of the Soviet Union
- inception
- 1918-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1991-00-00
- short name
- ВМФ СРСР
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The Soviet Navy (Russian: Военно-морской флот (ВМФ) СССР, romanized: Voyenno-morskoy flot (VMF) SSSR) was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the opposing superpower, the United States, during the Cold War (1945–1991). The Soviet Navy played a large role during the Cold War, either confronting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in western Europe or power projection to maintain its sphere of influence in eastern Europe.
The Soviet Navy was divided into four major fleets: the Northern, Pacific, Black Sea, and Baltic Fleets, in addition to the Leningrad Naval Base, which was commanded separately. It also had a smaller force, the Caspian Flotilla, which operated in the Caspian Sea and was followed by a larger fleet, the 5th Squadron, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Soviet Navy included Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry, and the Coastal Artillery.