Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets (Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Капита́нец; 10 January 1928 – 25 September 2018)И.М. Капитанец
was a Russian Fleet Admiral who served in the Soviet Navy. Kapitanets entered the Navy in 1946 and graduated from the Caspian Higher Naval School in 1950. After graduation he joined the

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and served as torpedo officer on the destroyer ''Okrylenny''. He completed the in 1958 and commanded the destroyers ''Ostry'' and ''Otryvisty'' of the Northern Fleet. After completing the

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in 1961 he commanded a destroyer squadron of the Northern Fleet. Kapitanets graduated from the General Staff Academy in 1970 and was deputy commander of the

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(the Soviet Mediterranean squadron) between 1970 and 1973. In 1973 Kapitanets was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and commanded the Kamchatka Flotilla. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1975. Kapitanets was deputy commander of the

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in 1978 and commanded this fleet in 1981-85 when he was promoted to commander of the Northern Fleet. Kapitanets was made first deputy commander of the Soviet Navy and Fleet Admiral in 1988. He retired in 1992. In retirement Kapitanets consulted for the

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on naval matters and was a member of the Academy of Military Sciences. He was also the author of several books on Russian naval history.

Honours and awards

Order of Courage The Order of Courage may refer to: * , a state decoration of the partially recognized republic of Abkhazia * Order of Courage (Iran), a state decoration of Iran * Order of Courage (Russia) The Order of Courage (russian: Орден Мужес ...

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* Order of Nakhimov, 1st class *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

* Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class

References

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