Pyotr Smirnov | |
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Birth name | Pyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov |
Born | Vyatka, Russian Empire | 29 May 1897
Died | 23 February 1939 Soviet Union | (aged 41)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army, Soviet Navy |
Years of service | 1917–1938 |
Rank | Army Commissar of 1st rank |
Commands | Soviet Navy |
Battles / wars | Russian Civil War |
Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner |
Pyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov (Russian: Пётр Александрович Смирнов; 29 May 1897 – 23 February 1939) was a Soviet commissar, deputy minister of defence, and commander of the Soviet Navy.[1]