The Central Committee of the Baltic Fleet (Tsentrobalt) russian: Центральный комитет Балтийского флота (ЦКБФ, Центробалт) was a committee for coordination of the activities of sailors' committees of the Russian

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. It was established on 11–13 May (28–30 April,

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) 1917, after the

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. Its first chairman was

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. In December the office of the Baltic Fleet Commander-in-Chief and his staff were abolished, and Tsentrobalt assumed the full power over the Fleet. In January 1918, the 5th convocation of Tsentrobalt was under the domination of the

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. Tsentrobalt was abolished on February 13 (January 31 O.S.) 1918 due to the introduction of a new structure:

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References

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