Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov (; December 24, 1893 – August 1, 1938) was a Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from August 1937 to January 1938.

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Born at

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...

, Viktorov was the son of an officer and graduated from the Naval Academy with the gold medal as top cadet in 1913. During World War I he served with the

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and was navigating officer of the battleship ''Tsesarevich'' and fought in the

Battle of Moon Sound The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle fought between the forces of the German Empire, and the then Russian Republic (and three British submarines) in the Baltic Sea during Operation Albion from 16 October 1917 until 3 November 1917 duri ...

. In the Civil War he joined the Bolsheviks and commanded the cruiser ''Oleg'' and subsequently the battleships ''Andrei Pervozvanny'' and ''Gangut''. In 1921 he contributed to the suppression of the ''Kronstadt'' rebellion. Between December 1924 and April 1926 he was named Chief of the Central Hydrographic Department of the USSR. From 1925 he commanded the Soviet Baltic Fleet and in 1932 was the founding commander of the

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.Order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the personnel of the army No. 103. February 23, 1928. . - M .: Central Printing House of NKVM, 1928. - 1 p. - 400 copies He became commander of the Soviet navy following the arrest of his predecessor. Viktorov was himself arrested at the end of 1937 and was shot in 1938. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.

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1893 births 1938 deaths People from Yaroslavl Imperial Russian Navy officers Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Soviet Navy officers Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian) Soviet rehabilitations Great Purge victims from Russia {{Russia-mil-bio-stub

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