Biography General Kuznetsov

Born on July 11 24 in the village of Medvedki now Kotlas district of the Arkhangelsk region in the family of a state -owned peasant. In the Navy since October. In order to act as a volunteer to the fleet, he added two years to his age. A participant in the Civil War of the years: a sailor on ships of the North Vodinsky River Flotilla, since February - a sailor on ships in Arkhangelsk and Murmansk.

В года направлен на учёбу в подготовительную школу при Военно-морском училище, в году окончил её и зачислен в само училище. He graduated from him in the year. Since October, the shutty boss and commander of the first pluton of the Chervona Ukraine Creeser’s sea forces of the Black Sea, from August to October, is the senior watchman on this cruiser, then again at study.

In the year he graduated from the K. Naval Academy from May - the senior assistant to the commander, and since November - the commander of the Chervona Ukraine cruiser of the Black Sea Fleet. A participant in the national revolutionary war of the Spanish people from August to August: naval attache and adviser in Spain, led Soviet volunteer sailors. Since August, he has been deputy commander, and since January, the commander of the Pacific Fleet.

In addition to everything, this meant: disperse and darken ships and main bases. And after 23 hours on June 21, N. Narkom personally called the Baltic Fleet to Tallinn, the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, and ordered, without waiting for the commanders of the fleets of the signal he sent, to immediately transfer the fleets to the highest readiness - combat. From the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea rattled on the ships of the loud battle bell - combat anxiety.

At 2 hours 40 minutes on June 22, the fleets switched to the highest stage of readiness. Not a single warship, not a single plane were lost that day. The young People's Commissar withstood the test of military and state maturity. Subsequently, he led the hostilities of the Soviet fleet throughout the Great Patriotic War. Personally, he visited all the warring fleets, participated in the development and planning of the military operations of the fleet and many operations of the Soviet troops in coastal directions.

Member of the Yalta and Potsdam conferences of the heads of allied powers. Since June, he was in the Far East, participated in the planning of the defeat of the Japanese troops, and in August he took a personal part in the leadership of the Soviet Navy in the Soviet-Japanese war. Since February, the head of the department of naval educational institutions. However, soon a steep turn occurred in the fate of the admiral: he and a number of his associates were chosen by I.

Stalin accused to participate in a demonstrated fabricated trial. In December, they were devoted to the so -called “court of honor” for the fact that allegedly, without the permission of the USSR government, the English and American military missions were transmitted to the top secret types of weapons and their drawings and descriptions, as well as secret military maps. By the decision of the "Court of Honor" dated January 12 of the year, the admiral of the fleet N.

Kuznetsov, Admiral L. Galler, Admiral V. Alafuzov and Vice Admiral G. Stepanov were found guilty and their case was transferred to the military tribunal. Kuznetsov made a decision taking into account his military merits not to apply criminal punishment, but to petition to the Council of Ministers of the USSR on a decrease in a military rank to Rear Admiral.

Three years later, for the length of service on a common basis, he was awarded the military rank of Vice Admiral. Since February, the Commander of the 5th Navy is the Pacific Ocean, and from July-the USSR Navy. Soon the death of I. Stalin, all the accused in the "Admiral case" were completely rehabilitated, on May 11, the verdict of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR of February 3 was canceled.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 3, a change was made to the decree on the introduction of the title of Admiral of the Fleet, according to which the highest rank in the Soviet Navy, introduced in the year, changed the name of the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union. Kuznetsov was awarded the military rank of “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union” with the presentation of the sign “Marshal Star”.

And by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 17, it was reduced by the rank of Vice Admiral, with the wording "for major shortcomings in the leadership of the fleets." Zhukov from February 18. He lived in Moscow. He died on December 6th. He was buried in the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow. Prior to this, 14 years, by the will of his relatives, did not show any military rank on his grave.

Military ranks: captain of the 2nd rank November, captain of the 1st rank