Alexander Marinesko
Soviet naval officer
Biography
Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko (15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1913 – 25 November 1963) was a Soviet career naval officer. During the last year of World War II, he became known as the captain of the submarine S-13, which sank the German military transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea in January 1945. It was evacuating soldiers, medics, and other military personnel of Army Group North, as well as civilians who wanted to flee to Germany. Around 9,300 of the more than 10,000 passengers and crew died.
Marinesko was the most successful Soviet submarine commander in terms of gross register tonnage (GRT) sunk, with 42,000 GRT to his name, but at the time the government considered him personally unsuitable for the highest award. In 1990 he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by President Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Awards & honours (9)
- Order of Lenin
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Order of the Red Banner
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Medal "For Battle Merit"
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
- Submarine Commander badge
Quick answers about Alexander Marinesko
- How old was Alexander Marinesko?
- Alexander Marinesko died on November 25, 1963 at the age of 50.
- When is Alexander Marinesko's birthday?
- Alexander Marinesko was born on January 2, 1913.
- Where was Alexander Marinesko born?
- Alexander Marinesko was born in Odesa.
- What is Alexander Marinesko's zodiac sign?
- Alexander Marinesko's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
- What is Alexander Marinesko's nationality?
- Alexander Marinesko is a citizen of Russian Empire, Soviet Union.
- What does Alexander Marinesko do?
- Alexander Marinesko is known as naval officer, submariner.
