Vladimir Chernavin
Vladimir Chernavin | |
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 Chernavin in 2013 | |
| Born | 22 April 1928 Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 18 March 2023 (aged 94) Moscow, Russia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1992 |
| Rank | Fleet admiral |
| Commands held | Northern Fleet Soviet Navy CIS Navy |
| Battles/wars | Cold War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Чернавин; 22 April 1928 – 18 March 2023) was a Russian officer of the Soviet Navy. He served as the last commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy from 1985 to 1991 and the only commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth of Independent States Navy from 1991 to 1992. He reached the rank of fleet admiral during his career.
Biography[edit]
Chernavin was born in Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, in the Soviet Union. He entered the Higher Naval School in Baku in 1944 and graduated from the Frunze Higher Naval School in Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) in 1951. He was the executive officer of a submarine in 1951 and became commander of the November-class submarine K-21 in 1959. He attended the Kuznetsov Naval Academy in 1962–65 and the General Staff Academy in 1967–69 after which he became divisional commander in 1969 and commanded the submarine flotillas of the Northern Fleet. In 1977 he was appointed commander of the Northern Fleet and in 1981 was awarded a title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. From 1981–85 he was chief of the main staff/1st deputy commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy. He became the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy upon the retirement of Sergey Gorshkov. He retired in 1992. In retirement he was chairman of the Soviet submariners association. He was a prominent attendee at Victory Day Parades as recently as 2019.
Chernavin died in Moscow on 18 March 2023, at the age of 94.[1] He was buried with military honours at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery's Pantheon of Defenders of the Fatherland on 21 March 2023.[2]
Honours and awards[edit]
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of Lenin (twice)
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Aleksandr Nevsky
- Order of the Red Star (twice)
- Order of Courage
- Order of Naval Merit
- campaign and jubilee medals
References[edit]
- ^ "Умер последний главком ВМС СССР Владимир Чернавин". Kommersant. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Dzhey, Anna (18 March 2023). "Последний главнокомандующий ВМФ СССР Владимир Чернавин. Досье". Argumenty i Fakty. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- Vladimir Chernavin at warheroes.ru (in Russian)
Literature[edit]
- Энциклопедический словарь «История Отечества с древнейших времен до наших дней»[permanent dead link]
| International | |
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| National | |
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- 1928 births
- 2023 deaths
- Soviet admirals
- Soviet Navy personnel
- Military personnel from Mykolaiv
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Recipients of the Order of Naval Merit (Russia)
- Recipients of the Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"
- Recipients of the Medal of Zhukov
- Recipients of the Scharnhorst Order
- Tenth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Eleventh convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Candidates of the Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Soviet submarine commanders
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni
- N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy alumni
- Burials at the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
- Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)