Stepan Kucherov
Stepan Grigorievich Kucherov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1902 Olshanka, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 30 March 1973 (aged 70) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1922–1967 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | White Sea Flotilla Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff Caspian Flotilla |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of Nakhimov Order of Ushakov First Class |
Stepan Grigorievich Kucherov (Russian: Степан Григорьевич Кучеров) (26 August [O.S. 13 August] 1902 – 30 March 1973) was a Soviet naval officer.
Biography
[edit]Kucherov was born in Olshanka in what is now the Arkadaksky District of Saratov Oblast. After joining the Soviet Navy in 1922, he advanced through the ranks and held various commands, including Chief of Staff of the Northern Fleet (August 1940), Commander of the White Sea Flotilla (February 1943), and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Soviet Navy (1944–45).[1] In this capacity he participated in the conferences at Yalta[2] and Potsdam. After the war he commanded the Caspian Flotilla and from 1950 took up a series of teaching and administrative positions at the Military Academy. He retired in 1967. Kucherov received several decorations, including two of the highest honors in the Soviet Navy: the Order of Nakhimov and the Order of Ushakov First Class.[1]
Legacy
[edit]An Udaloy II class destroyer named Admiral Kucherov was laid down in 1991 but scrapped in 1993.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stepan G. Kucherov". Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian) (1969–1978 ed.). Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ King, Ernest J.; Whitehill, Walter Muir (1952). Fleet Admiral King – A Naval Record. Taylor & Francis. p. 380. ISBN 9780306707728.
- ^ "Large Anti-Submarine Ships – Project 1155". Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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[edit]- 1902 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Saratov Oblast
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Soviet admirals
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of Nakhimov
- Recipients of the Order of Ushakov, 1st class
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
- Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)