Ivan Yumashev

Ivan Yumashev
Yumashev in 1944
Native name
Иван Степанович Юмашев
Born(1895-10-09)9 October 1895
Tiflis, Russian Empire
Died2 September 1972(1972-09-02) (aged 76)
Leningrad, USSR
Buried
Serafimovskoe Cemetery
AllegianceRussian Empire
 Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy
Years of service1912–1957
RankAdmiral
CommandsSoviet Pacific Fleet, Soviet Navy
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev (Russian: Иван Степанович Юмашев; 9 October [O.S. 27 September] 1895 – 2 September 1972) was a Soviet Navy admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union (14 September 1945), and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy from January 1947 to July 1951.[1]

  1. ^ "Ivan Yumashev". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).