Semyon Lobov
Semyon Lobov | |
|---|---|
Fleet Admiral | |
| Commands held | Northern Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of Lenin (twice) |
Semyon Mikhailovich Lobov (
Fleet Admiral in the Soviet Navy
.
Lobov was born in
M.V. Frunze Military Academy and served in the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Between 1938 and 1946 he commanded an escort ship and a destroyer. In 1945 he took part in the Soviet war against Japan
.
In 1946 Lobov transferred to the
Soviet Northern Fleet
where he became a squadron commander and in 1964 he became Commander of the Northern Fleet.
In 1972 Lobov was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Navy and became a candidate member of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party. He was also a deputy in the Supreme Soviet
.
Lobov is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
The fourth, incomplete and uncommissioned, Slava-class cruiser Admiral Flota Lobov was named after him.
Awards and decorations
- Order of Lenin - twice
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner - twice
- Order of the Red Star - twice
References
- Советская военная энциклопедия в 8-и томах. М,:Военное издательство, 1976—1981. — Т. 5. — С.15-16.
- page in Russian
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