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clearly much easier to find and attack. The USSR had entered the Second World War with more submarines than Germany, but geography and the speed of the German attack precluded it from effectively using its more numerous fleet to its advantage. Because of its opinion that "quantity had a quality of its own" and at the insistence of Admiral of the Fleet
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A distinctive feature of Soviet aircraft carriers has been their offensive missile armament (as well as long-range anti-aircraft warfare armament), again representing a fleet-defense operational concept, in distinction to the Western emphasis on shore-strike missions from distant deployment. A second
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Much of the equipment, which was commonly understood to be treaty limited (TLE) was declared to be part of the naval infantry. The Soviet argument was that the CFE excluded all naval forces, including its permanently land-based components. The Soviet Government eventually became convinced that its
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In some respects, including speed and reactor technology, Soviet submarines achieved unique successes, but for most of the era lagged their Western counterparts in overall capability. In addition to their relatively high speeds and great operating depths they were difficult anti-submarine warfare
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In the second half of the 1920s, the Naval Aviation order of battle began to grow. It received new reconnaissance hydroplanes, bombers, and fighters. In the mid-1930s, the Soviets created the Naval Air Force in the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet and the Soviet Pacific Fleet. The importance of
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A proclamation of the Soviet government on 14 July 1991, which was later adopted by its successor states, provided that all "treaty-limited equipment" (tanks, artillery, and armored vehicles) assigned to naval infantry or coastal defense forces, would count against the total treaty entitlement.
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are the world's largest submarines. While Western navies assumed that the Soviet attack submarine force was designed for interception of NATO convoys, the Soviet leadership never prepared their submarines for such a mission. Over the years Soviet submarines suffered a number of accidents, most
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Due to the Soviet Union's geographic position, submarines were considered the capital ships of the Navy. Submarines could penetrate attempts at blockade, either in the constrained waters of the Baltic and Black Seas or in the remote reaches of the USSR's western Arctic, while surface ships were
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proceeded, plans were made to expand the Soviet Navy into one of the most powerful in the world. Approved by the Labour and Defence Council in 1926, the Naval Shipbuilding Program included plans to construct twelve submarines; the first six were to become known as the
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In subsequent years, 133 submarines were built to designs developed during Malinin's management. Additional developments included the formation of the Pacific Fleet in 1932 and the Northern Fleet in 1933. The forces were to be built around a core of powerful
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Document on Confidence and Security-Building Measures (CSBMs) were signed, Soviet data was presented under the so-called initial data exchange. This showed a rather sudden emergence of three so-called coastal defence divisions (including the
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In 1961, the Naval Infantry was re-formed and became one of the active combat services of the Navy. Each Fleet was assigned a Marine unit of regiment (and later brigade) size. The Naval Infantry received amphibious versions of standard
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of 1921–1922, which limited the size and capabilities of the most powerful navies – British, American, Japanese, French, Italian. The greater part of the old fleet was sold by the Soviet government to post-war Germany for scrap.
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and the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Navy, like other branches of Armed Forces, eventually lost some of its units to former Soviet Republics, and was left without funding. Some ships were transferred to former Soviet states:
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As the country's attentions were largely directed internally, the Navy did not have much funding or training. An indicator of its reputation was that the Soviets were not invited to participate in negotiations for the
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there remained only three much-neglected battleships, two cruisers, some ten destroyers, and a few submarines. Despite this state of affairs, the Baltic Fleet remained a significant naval formation, and the
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naval aviation had grown significantly by 1938–1940, to become one of the main components of the Soviet Navy. By this time, the Soviets had created formations and units of the torpedo and bomb aviation.
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classes. By the 1970s, Soviet submarine technology was in some respects more advanced than in the West, and several of their submarine types were considered superior to their American rivals.
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aircraft in 1941. For the rest of the war, the non-submerged part of the ship remained in use as a grounded battery. Submarines, although suffering great losses due to German and Finnish
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in 1921. During the revolutionary period, Russian sailors deserted their ships at will and generally neglected their duties. The officers were dispersed (some were killed by the
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The Soviet Navy still had the mission of confronting Western submarines, creating a need for large surface vessels to carry anti-submarine helicopters. During 1968 and 1969 the
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The Soviet Navy was structured around submarines and small, maneuverable, tactical vessels. The Soviet shipbuilding program kept yards busy constructing submarines based upon
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conducting Lend-Lease cargo shipping. In the Pacific Ocean, the Soviet Union was not at war with Japan before 1945, so some destroyers were transferred to the Northern Fleet.
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was made up of three destroyers and three patrol ships, while the Pacific Fleet had two destroyers, transferred east in 1936, and six patrol ships assembled in the Far East.
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by minefields, where they participated with the anti-aircraft defence of the city and bombarded German positions. One example of Soviet resourcefulness was the battleship
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technology. Acoustics was a particularly interesting type of information that the Soviets sought about the West's submarine-production methods, and the long-active
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Sokolov, Alexei Nikolaevich (2012). ""Our Ambitious Plans": Soviet Shipbuilding Programs of the Post-war Decades, Part III: 1981–1990 and 1986–1995".
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between Europe and North America, the primary role of these aircraft was to protect the Soviet mainland from attacks by U.S. carrier task forces.
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As post-war spoils, the Soviets received several Italian and Japanese warships and much German naval engineering and architectural documentation.
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In various stages of completion were another 219 vessels including 3 battleships, 2 heavy and 7 light cruisers, 45 destroyers, and 91 submarines.
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against Finland in 1939–1940, on the Baltic Sea. It was limited mainly to cruisers and battleships fighting artillery duels with Finnish forts.
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provided air support to naval and land operations involving the Soviet Navy. This service was responsible for the operation of shore-based
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operations. Many members of the Naval Infantry were parachute trained, conducting more drops and successful parachute operations than the
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based at Leningrad, with two battleships, one training cruiser, eight destroyers including one destroyer leader, five patrol ships, two
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class and nuclear-powered. The project was terminated, and what little structure had been initiated in the building ways was scrapped.
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were seen as relatively unimportant and received little attention, as Moscow focused on a naval strategy designed to disrupt
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squadron had to withdraw, but before leaving they damaged all the remaining battleships and sank thirteen new submarines.
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By 1989, the Naval Infantry numbered 18,000 marines, organized into a Marine Division and 4 independent Marine brigades;
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of various sorts. Indeed, it became a feature of Soviet design to place large missiles onto relatively small, but fast,
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which ended the War, additional Russian ships were confiscated by the British. On 1 April 1919, during the ensuing
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class, Type 7, and Type 7U) and smaller craft participated with the anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defence of Allied
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in June 1941, initially millions of soldiers were captured, many sailors and naval guns were detached to reinforce the
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Sokolov, Alexei Nikolaevich (2010). ""Our Ambitious Plans": Soviet Shipbuilding Programs of the Post-war Decades".
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Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (20 July 1951 – 5 January 1956), second term,
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in the late 1930s. The naval share of the national armaments budget fell from 11.5% in 1941 to 6.6% in 1944.
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In part to perform the functions usual to carrier-borne aircraft, the Soviet Navy deployed large numbers of
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Fleet also provided a basis for expansion. There also existed some thirty minor-waterways combat flotillas.
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Their principal shortcomings were insufficient noise-damping (American boats were quieter) and primitive
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The military situation demanded the deployment of large numbers of marines on land fronts, so the
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captured Crimea in 1919, it rescued and reconditioned a few units. At the end of the civil war,
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Zozulya, Fyodor Vladimirovich (19 February 1958 – 25 May 1964), admiral, died on 21 April 1964.
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Alafuzov, Vladimir Antonovich (Wreed, July 1944 - April 1945), Vice Admiral, from 1944 Admiral
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Building a Soviet fleet was a national priority, but many senior officers were killed in the
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The first ship of the revolutionary navy could be considered the rebellious Imperial Russian
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Haller, Lev Mikhailovich (10 January 1938 – 23 October 1940), flagship of the 2nd rank fleet
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Toshakov, Arkady Alexandrovich (31 August 1926 – 23 August 1927, vred until 29 October 1926)
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The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea
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The ships remaining in Sevastopol were captured by the Germans and then, after the later
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Stalin's Ocean-Going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programmes, 1935–1953
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Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programmes, 1935–1953
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Fokin, Vitaly Alekseevich (11 May 1953 – 16 March 1955), Vice Admiral, from 1953 Admiral
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The regular Soviet naval aviation units were created in 1918. They participated in the
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were first deployed, succeeded by the first of four aircraft-carrying cruisers of the
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The Soviet Navy was based on a republican naval force formed from the remnants of the
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Commanders-in-Chief of the Naval Forces of the USSR ("NaMorSi") (from 1 January 1924)
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Mark Harrison, "The Volume of Soviet Munitions Output, 1937–1945: A Reevaluation,"
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The Naval Infantry was disbanded in 1947, with some units being transferred to the
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Kalachev, Vladimir Petrovich (19 August 1937 – 3 February 1938), Captain 1st Rank
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of 5–10 battalions, formed from surplus ships' crews. Five brigades were awarded
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and the Western nations, the Soviets gradually improved their submarine designs.
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In February 1946, the Red Fleet was renamed and became known as the Soviet Navy (
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Eliseev, Ivan Dmitrievich (interim, 6 August 1952 – 10 March 1953), Vice Admiral
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constituted an important component of the Soviet anti-submarine warfare system
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by minefields, but the submarines escaped. The surface fleet fought with the
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Golovko, Arseny Grigorievich (19 February 1947 – 10 February 1950), Admiral
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Alafuzov, Vladimir Antonovich (Wreed, July 1942 - March 1943), Rear Admiral
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Stasevich, Pavel Grigorievich (20 March – 19 August 1937), Captain 1st Rank
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Hill, Alexander (2007). "The birth of the Soviet Northern Fleet 1937–42".
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At 75 units, the Soviet Union had the world's largest inventory of combat
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Eliseev, Ivan Dmitrievich (interim, 15 March – 11 May 1953), Vice Admiral
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Kucherov, Stepan Grigorievich (21 April 1945 – 18 February 1946), Admiral
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Stepanov, Georgy Andreevich (Wreed, March 1943 - July 1944), Vice Admiral
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Overseas Facilities and Anchorages Used by Soviet Naval Forces, mid-1980s
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Golovko, Arseny Grigorievich (10 February 1950 – 6 August 1952), Admiral
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in 2008. Most of the Ukrainian Navy ships were captured back during the
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notably on several nuclear boats. The most famous incidents include the
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spy ring may have made a major contribution to their knowledge of such.
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established after the earlier first revolution of February against the
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inherited the largest part of the Soviet Navy and reformed it into the
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Dombrovsky, Alexey Vladimirovich (23 December 1923 – 17 December 1924)
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Fokin, Vitaly Alekseevich (16 March 1955 – 19 February 1958), Admiral
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People's Commissars for the USSR Navy ("NarKom VMF USSR") (from 1938)
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Dombrovsky, Alexey Vladimirovich (27 August 1921 – 23 December 1923)
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
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Dombrovsky, Alexey Vladimirovich (11 January 1921 – 27 August 1921)
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Vecheslov, Vladimir Stepanovich (wreed, 22 May – 11 September 1919)
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naval base. The more effective ships were moved from Sevastopol to
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Sontag, Sherry; Drew, Christopher; Drew, Annette Lawrence (1998).
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Commanders-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy ("GlavKom VMF") (from 1943)
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In 1981, the Soviet Navy ordered its first true aircraft carrier,
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of November 1917 against the democratic provisional government of
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Petrov, Mikhail Alexandrovich (23 August 1927 – 12 October 1930)
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Hunters and Killers: Volume 2: Anti-Submarine Warfare from 1943
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Gorsky, Mikhail Emelyanovich (4 October 1932 – 20 January 1935)
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Reforging European Security: From Confrontation To Cooperation
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In the strategic planning laid by the Soviet strategists, the
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where, after an ultimatum from Germany, they were scuttled by
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Mawdsley, Evan (1990). "The Fate of Stalin's Naval Program".
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Radzievsky, Boris Stepanovich (3 July 1920 – 11 January 1921)
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Included in the totals above are some pre-World War I ships (
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Blinov, Sergei Pavlovich (17 December 1924 – 31 August 1926)
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In the Black Sea, many ships were damaged by minefields and
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When the Soviet Union entered the Second World War, during
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6 naval infantry regiments (650 marines in two battalions)
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actions, had a major role in the war at sea by disrupting
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Nilsen, Thomas; Kudrik, Igor; Nikitin, Aleksandr (1996).
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Ludry, Ivan Martynovich (28 November 1930 – 9 March 1932)
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in World War II contributed to the development of Soviet
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The Soviets were quick to equip their surface fleet with
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against the provisional democratic Russian government of
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Soviet Navy enlisted personnel stand at attention (1982)
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was unofficially the first Soviet Navy vessel, after it
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The Soviet Navy was divided into four major fleets: the
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Soviet Naval Infantrymen during a demonstration in 1990
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The composition of the Soviet fleets in 1941 included:
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Admiral Gorshkov: The Man Who Challenged the U.S. Navy
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was bestowed on 122 members of naval infantry units.
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They conducted four major operations: two during the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1991
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defence of the city and bombarded German positions.
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The Soviet Navy was formed from the remnants of the
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Commanders of Naval Forces of the RSFSR ("KoMorSi")
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The Baltic fleet was blockaded in Leningrad and 1080:, managed the submarine construction works at the 16:Maritime service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces 4358:Military units and formations established in 1918 3970:"The Cold War at Sea: An International Appraisal" 3650:Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 3632: 3630: 3579:"The Soviet Union's Ocean-Going Fleet, 1935–1956" 2873: 1806:The Soviet Navy possessed numerous purpose-built 1129:World War II: The Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) 4334: 3577:Jürgen Rohwer; Mikhail Monakov (November 1996). 3474: 2822:Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty 826: 3721:Congressional Research Service (October 1976). 3377:Рабоче-крестьянский Ккрасный флотРабо́че (РККФ) 3774: 3627: 3055:Chief of Staff of All Republic Maritime Forces 1922:annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation 1288:small craft from the U.S., as well as the old 1102:By the end of 1937, the biggest fleet was the 1055: 562:, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the 4217: 4203: 3852: 3375: 3349: 3339:'Military Maritime Fleet of the USSR' 3286:1966 Soviet submarine global circumnavigation 1771:1966 Soviet submarine global circumnavigation 1507:ru:5-я Средиземноморская эскадра кораблей ВМФ 1121:The Soviet Navy had some minor action in the 775: 570:in the event of a conflict with the opposing 437:1966 Soviet submarine global circumnavigation 91: 3437: 1956:is the largest class of submarine ever built 1733:. Previously believed to be interceptors of 4027:. Chapter 8, "Nuclear submarine accidents". 3918:Military ranks were abolished in 1918–1935. 3334: 3155:Chief of Staff of the Red Army Naval Forces 1266:and the partially completed German cruiser 4373:1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union 4210: 4196: 4012:Report 2: 1996: The Russian Northern Fleet 3747:J.E. Moore, "The Modern Soviet Navy", in: 3716: 3714: 3712: 3710: 3708: 3706: 3438:Polmar, Norman; Brooks, Thomas A. (2019). 3089:(wreed, 17 December 1924 – 2 January 1925) 1905:. All three countries joined NATO in 2004. 782: 768: 666: 100: 4183:Understanding Soviet naval developments. 3828: 3826: 3503: 3501: 3168:Chief of the Main Naval Staff of the Navy 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 4050:Rohwer, Jürgen, and Mikhail S. Monakov, 3988: 3985:(Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1974) 3853:Polmar, Norman; Whitman, Edward (2016). 3640:(Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1974) 3068:Chief of the Naval Staff of the Republic 2690: 2682: 2552: 2492: 2226: 1947: 1786: 1752: 1555: 1534: 1530: 1413: 1320: 1192: 830: 633:and was followed by a larger fleet, the 32:This article includes a list of general 4078: 4057: 3806: 3703: 3475:Gottfried, Kurt; Bracken, Paul (2019). 3389:Raboche-krest'yansky krasny flot (RKKF) 3021:Chiefs of the General Staff of the Navy 1409: 1280:were destroyed (mainly by aircraft and 447:The attack on the Soviet naval presence 4335: 3953:Goldstein, Lyle; Zhukov, Yuri (2004). 3823: 3607:Jürgen Rohwer and Mikhail S. Monakov, 3544:The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 3498: 3225:Chief of the General Staff of the Navy 1989:Project 667A (Yankee-class) submarines 1977:Project 941 (Typhoon-class) submarines 4191: 3662:"Лидер "Ташкент" Черноморского Флота" 3419:from the original on 4 September 2015 3415:. 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Autumn, 1987, Vol. LI, No. 3. 3754: 3741: 3681: 3654: 3643: 3614: 3601: 3329:Voyenno-morskoy flot SSSR (VMF) 3262:Chernavin, Vladimir Nikolaevich 3034:(1 November 1917 – 22 May 1919) 3014:Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin 2802:ships has since been retired.) 2599:, formerly a Red Army formation 1715:Aviatsiya Voenno-Morskogo Flota 1099:forced its suspension in 1941. 887:Fleet fared no better than the 804:dissolution of the Soviet Union 3981:Gorshkov, Sergeĭ Georgievich. 3809:"Kamikazes: The Soviet Legacy" 3570: 3535: 3405: 3368: 3342: 3321:Военно-морской флот СССР (ВМФ) 3313: 2990:Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov 2976:Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov 2948:Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov 2874:Commanders of the Naval Forces 2704:, including tanks used by the 2607:contributed to the defense of 2101:conventional attack submarines 1960:In 1990, the Soviet Navy had: 1729:were deployed with high-speed 1562:Russian aircraft carrier  1439:Sovyetsky Voyenno-Morskoy Flot 1135:Baltic Sea campaigns (1939–45) 1029:Council of People's Commissars 984:coast, where it was interned. 743:History of the Soviet Military 527:Guards Red Banner naval ensign 1: 4368:1918 establishments in Russia 4244:Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet 3636:Sergeĭ Georgievich Gorshkov, 3398: 3281:Naval history of World War II 2897:Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Nemits 2640:Battle of the Kerch Peninsula 2471:Alligator-class landing ships 1879: 1818:and attack submarines; their 1748: 1737:supply convoys traveling the 1712:in a maritime role, with the 1680:People's Liberation Army Navy 1428:Советский Военно-Морской Флот 1139:Black Sea campaigns (1941–44) 924:Armistice of 11 November 1918 827:Russian Civil War (1917–1922) 320:conventional attack submarine 215:President of the Soviet Union 4348:Military of the Soviet Union 3975:Journal of Strategic Studies 3250:Sergeev, Nikolai Dmitrievich 2946:Fleet Flag-officer 1st Rank 2939:Fleet Flag-officer 2nd Rank 2934:Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov 2932:Fleet Flag-officer 1st Rank 2885:Vasili Mikhailovich Altfater 2765:810th Naval Infantry Brigade 2716:55th Naval Infantry Division 2671:Soviet Airborne Troops (VDV) 2597:55th Naval Infantry Division 2477:Polnocny-class landing ships 1966:ballistic missile submarines 1943: 727:Ranks of the Soviet Military 427:Soviet invasion of Manchuria 302:ballistic missile submarines 7: 4276:Red Banner Caspian Flotilla 4036:Uncovering Soviet Disasters 3771:, accessed 16 February 2012 3751:, ed. 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