Vladimir Filippovich Tributs () ( – August 30, 1977) was a
Soviet
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naval commander and admiral from 1943.
Life and career
Born in 1900 in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Tributs joined the Navy in 1918 and during the
Russian Civil War
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participated in combat actions on the Volga and in the Caspian. He graduated and received his commission from
M.V. Frunze Higher Naval School in 1926 and graduated from the
Naval Academy
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See also
* Military academy
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in 1932. From 1932 to 1936 he served on ships of the
Baltic Fleet (the battleships
''Parizhskaya Kommuna'' and
''Marat'') and commanded the destroyer
''Yakov Sverdlov''. From February 1938 to April 1939 Tributs served as the Chief of Staff of the Baltic Fleet and from April 1939 to 1947 he commanded it.
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. 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. On August 17, the defense of Leningrad was placed in his hands.
[Salisbury, ''The 900 Days'', p. 224.]
A leading navy commander during the
Siege of Leningrad, Tributs led the
Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
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, organized military operations in defense of the ports of
Kronstadt
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and
Oranienbaum during 1941-1943, and arranged counterattacks by naval aircraft of the Baltic Fleet defending Leningrad from aerial bombing attacks. His active involvement in the defense of Leningrad helped to save the city from still more destruction, but failed to save the suburban palaces of the Tsars, such as the
Peterhof Palace
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, from destruction by the
Nazis
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.
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
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Order of the Red Banner
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, four times
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Order of Ushakov
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, 1st class, twice
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Order of Nakhimov, 1st class
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Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
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Order of the Red Star
* Commander of the
Legion of Merit (United States)
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Cross of Grunwald
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, 1st class (Poland)
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Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
The Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Ленинграда») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Sovie ...
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Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
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Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
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Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
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Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
The Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (russian: Юбилейная медаль «30 лет Советской Армии и Флота») was a state military commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on February 22 ...
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References
Sources
* ''Словарь Биографический Морской'', St. Petersburg, LOGOS, 2001, .
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.
External links
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1900 births
1977 deaths
Military personnel from Saint Petersburg
People from Sankt-Peterburgsky Uyezd
Second convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities
Soviet admirals
Soviet historians
Russian military writers
Baltic Fleet
N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy alumni
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of Ushakov, 1st class
Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Recipients of the Order of Nakhimov, 1st class
Commanders of the Legion of Merit
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery