Georgy Mikhailovich Yegorov (; 30 October 1918 – 9 February 2008) was a Soviet

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and

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Biography

Yegorov was born in a peasant family and graduated from the

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in 1936. At the start of

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, Yegorov was a Senior Lieutenant and navigating officer of a

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, '' SCH-310''. In 1942 this submarine managed to break through into the central Baltic from its base in Leningrad and sink a German transport ship. On returning to base the boat hit a mine and grounded underwater. Yegorov managed to refloat the submarine and return her safely to port. In 1944 he commanded the

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, M90 in which he completed four war patrols. After the war Yegorov commanded the submarine divisions of the Northern and Pacific Fleets. In 1963 he became chief of staff of the Northern Fleet and he was deputy fleet commander between 1972 and 1977. In 1977 he became Chief of Staff/First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy. Yegorov retired in 1992 and died in February 2008.

Honours and awards

*"Gold Star" Medal

number 11304 (1978) *

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, twice *

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Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

, three times *

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War () is a Soviet Union, Soviet military Order (decoration), decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to Partisan (military), partisans for heroic deeds in the Easte ...

, 1st class, three times *

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Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" The Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" () was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 5, 1969 to commemo ...

References

Russian War Heroes (Russian)Official Site (Russian)
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