Filipp Oktyabrsky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Oktyabrsky.

Filipp Sergeyevich Ivanov (Russian: Филипп Сергеевич Иванов; 23 October [O.S. 11 October] 1899 – 8 July 1969), more popularly known as Filipp Sergeyevich Oktyabrsky (Russian: Филипп Сергеевич Октябрьский), was a Soviet naval commander. He began service in the Baltic Fleet in 1918.^[1] From 1925–27 he studied at the Naval Academy in Leningrad.^[2] As vice-admiral he was given command of the Black Sea Fleet in March 1939 and headed its actions during the Sieges of Sevastopol (1941-1942) and Odessa (1941). After the war he became a Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, commander of all naval test centres and from 1957 to 1960 head of the Black Sea Higher Naval Institute "Admiral Pavel Nakhimov" (Russian: Черноморское высшее военно-морское училище имени П. С. Нахимова) in Sevastopol.^[3]

Filipp Oktyabrsky Филипп Октябрьский
Birth name	Filipp Sergeyevich Ivanov (Филипп Сергеевич Иванов)
Born	23 October [O.S. 11 October] 1899 Lukshino, Zubtsovsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 July 1969(1969-07-08) (aged 69) Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1917–1960
Rank	Admiral (1944)
Commands	Amur Flotilla, Black Sea Fleet
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Awards and honors

• Hero of the Soviet Union
• Three Orders of Lenin
• Three Order of the Red Banner
• Two Order of Ushakov 1st class
• Order of Nakhimov 1st class
• Order of Suvorov 2nd class
• Order of the Red Star
• Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
• Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
• Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA)

A Kresta II class cruiser was named in honour of the Admiral.

References

1. "Октябрьский Филипп Сергеевич". Великая война [The Great War] (in Russian). Великая война. 11 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-31. Retrieved 12 July 2019. В 1918 года Ф.С.Октябрьский добровольно вступил в ряды Балтийского флота. [In 1918 F.S. Oktyabrysky voluntarily entered the ranks of the Baltic Fleet.]
2. Robert Forczyk (20 September 2014). Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44. Osprey Publishing. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-78200-976-4.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Октябрьский (Иванов) Филипп Сергеевич" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2015.