Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy
The Azerbaijan Higher Naval Academy (
Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.[1] It was originally founded in 1939, during Soviet times, when it was called the Caspian Higher Naval Red Banner School named after Sergei Kirov (Russian: Каспийское высшее военно-морское Краснознамённое училище имени С. М. Кирова, romanized: Kaspiyskoye vyssheye voyenno-morskoye Krasnoznamyonnoye uchilishche imeni S. M. Kirova).[2]
also formerly known Kirov Naval Academy
History
The school was founded on 9 December 1939 in Baku. On 4 March 1945, on behalf of the
Frunze Higher Naval School. On the basis of the school, the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School was created in 1996.[4] Since 2008, cadets from the Kazakh Naval Forces have studied at the school, specializing in naval weapons.[5] By presidential decree of 24 December 2015, the school was abolished and transferred to the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy with the establishment of the corresponding faculties there.[6]
School superintendents
- Division Commander Georgy Burichenkov (June 1939–April 1940)[7]
- Captain Konstantin Sukhiashvili (April 1940–November 1941)
- Rear Admiral Nikolai Zuykov (November 1941–August 1942)
- Rear Admiral Konstantin Sukhiashvili (August 1942–June 1944)
- Rear Admiral Ivan Golubev-Monatkin (June 1944–April 1949)
- Vice Admiral Alexander Vanifatiev (April 1949–March 1951)
- Rear Admiral Semen Ramishvili (March 1951–November 1961)
- Rear Admiral Nikolai Drozdov (November 1961–February 1963)
- Rear Admiral Fedor Akimov (February 1963–September 1966)
- Rear Admiral Georgy Timchenko (February 1967–October 1970)
- Vice Admiral Georgy Stepanov (October 1970–June 1974)
- Rear Admiral Yevgeny Glebov (June 1974–December 1975)
- Vice Admiral Vasily Arkhipov(December 1975–November 1985)
- Rear Admiral Albert Akatov (November 1985–July 1987)
- Vice Admiral Leonid Zhdanov (July 1987–July 1992)
- Rear Admiral Eduard Huseynov (1992–1993)
- Captain 1st rank Dzhan-Mirza Mirzoev (1993–1995)
- Captain 1st Rank Nurulla Aliev (1995–2010)
- Captain 1st Rank Fikret Melikov (2010–2015)
Notable alumni
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Recipients of other rewards
- German Ugryumov (Hero of the Russian Federation)
- Ali Aliyev (Hero of Abkhazia)[9]
Other people
- Defence Minister of Armeniafrom 11 June 1999 until 20 May 2000.
- Ivan Kapitanets,[10] admiral of the fleet who served in the Soviet Navy.
- Abdullah Ali Mujawar Ruweis, former Commander of the Yemeni Navy
- Hijran Rustamzade, former acting Azerbaijan Navy commander[11]
- Zamina Khinali, Chairwoman of the Women's Council at the Azerbaijan Higher Naval School (1996–2001)
- Ndue Jaku, Commander-in-Chief of Albanian Naval Combat Fleet (1979–1991)
- Vice Admiral Vasily Arkhipov, known for preventing a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis(1962)
- Samuel Hlongwane, Chief of the South African Navy.[12]
See also
- Azerbaijan State Marine Academy
- Nakhimov Naval Academy (Sevastopol)
References
- ^ "Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan". mod.gov.az. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Higher Military Naval School (AAHDM) | Baku, Azerbaijan – Military School Directory". militaryschooldirectory.com. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Структурные подразделения Каспийского ВВМКУ им. С.М.Кирова".
- ^ "Bu gün Hərbi Donanma Günüdür". www.goal.az/. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Министерство обороны Казахстана направит курсантов в Азербайджанское высшее военно-морское училище". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Военное образование в Азербайджане: Формула успеха". Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Жильцов Лев Михайлович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Выпускники Каспийского ВВМКУ им. С.М. Кирова (1939-1992) :: КВВМКУ :: Дневник Gelena :: Дневники участников". forum.vgd.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ И.М. Капитанец Archived 2018-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "Хиджран Рустамзаде: "Удар по Мецаморской АЭС сделает Армению необитаемой" » IREVAN Informational Analytical Center". irevanaz.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01.
- ^ "CAR-ın Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələrinin komandanı Bakıya gəlib | Report.az".
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