Ivan Isakov
Ivan Stepanovich Isakov (Armenian: Հովհաննես Իսակով, Russian: Иван Степанович Исаков; 22 August [O.S. 10 August] 1894 – 11 October 1967), born Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan, was a Soviet Armenian military commander, Chief of Staff of the Soviet Navy, Deputy USSR Navy Minister, and held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union. He played a crucial role in shaping the Soviet Navy, particularly the Baltic and Black Sea flotillas during the Second World War. Aside from his military career, Isakov became a member and writer of the oceanographic committee of the Soviet Union Academy of Sciences in 1958 and, in 1967, became an honorary member of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic's Academy of Sciences.
Ivan Isakov | |
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| Native name | |
| Birth name | Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan (Johannes Ter-Isahakyan) |
| Born | 22 August 1894 Hadjikend, Kars Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 October 1967 (aged 73) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Soviet Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1967 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union |
| Commands held | Chief of the Naval Staff Baltic Fleet Naval Academy |
| Battles/wars | World War I Winter War World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union see below |
| Other work | The Atlas of the Sea (1947) |
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