Vladimir Tributs
Vladimir Tributs | |
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Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Soviet Russia (1918-1922) Soviet Union (1922-1961) |
Service/ | Soviet Navy |
Years of service | 1918-1961 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Baltic Fleet |
Battles/wars | Russian Civil War, World War II |
Awards | Order of Lenin - twice Order of the October Revolution Order of Ushakov - twice Order of the Red Banner - four times Order of Nakhimov Order of the Red Star |
Vladimir Filippovich Tributs (
Life and career
Born in 1900 in
As war approached, Tributs observed the growing evidence of hostile German activity with apprehension; in the summer of 1940, he "advanced Baltic Fleet headquarters from its historic seat at the Kronstadt fortress in Leningrad to the port of Tallinn, two hundred miles to the west" despite his worries about security problems and the difficulty of constructing a new base.[1] On June 19 he put the Baltic Fleet up to "Readiness No. 2" state, which meant fueling the ships and putting their crews on alert, and late on the evening of June 21 (the eve of the German invasion) he moved to "Readiness No. 1" state, which was fully operational.[2] On August 17, the defense of Leningrad was placed in his hands.[3]
A leading navy commander during the
From March 1946 until May 1947 he commanded the 8th Fleet (Baltic Fleet). On May 28, 1947 he was made Deputy Chief of the troops of the Far East for the Navy. In June 1948, was recalled to Moscow. In September 1948 - January 1949 - The head of the military and naval schools and senior naval officer in Leningrad. In March, 1949 - December 1951 - Head of the Hydrographic Department of the Navy of the USSR. In June and September 1948 and January–March 1949 remained at the disposal of the Commander in Chief.
Tributs retired in February 1961 and, turning to military history after his retirement, he produced over 50 works including military histories of the Baltic Fleet and its operations during the Second World War.
The Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Tributs is named after him.
Honours and awards
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner, four times
- Order of Ushakov, 1st class, twice
- Order of Nakhimov, 1st class
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Star
- Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
- Cross of Grunwald, 1st class (Poland)
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
- Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
- Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
References
- ISBN 0-306-81298-3), p. 16.
- ISBN 0-300-07812-9), pp. 96, 107.
- ^ Salisbury, The 900 Days, p. 224.
Sources
- Словарь Биографический Морской, St. Petersburg, LOGOS, 2001, ISBN 5-87288-128-2.
Works
- Балтийцы наступают (The Sailors of the Baltic Fleet are Advancing). Kaliningrad, 1968.
- Балтийцы вступают в бой (The Sailors of the Baltic Fleet Join the Battle). Kaliningrad, 1972.
- Балтийцы сражаются (The Sailors of the Baltic Fleet Fight). Kaliningrad, 1975.