Mikhail Viktorov

Mikhail Viktorov
Born	December 24, 1893(1893-12-24) Yaroslavl, Russia
Died	August 1, 1937(1937-08-01) (aged 43)  ?, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy
Years of service	1913-1937
Rank	Fleet's Flag-officer of 1st Rank
Commands held	Soviet Navy
Battles/wars	World War I, Russian Civil War
Awards	Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star

Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov (Russian: Михаил Владимирович Викторов) (December 24, 1893, Yaroslavl - August 1, 1938) was a Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from August 1937 to January 1938.

Viktorov was the son of an officer and graduated from the Naval academy with the gold medal as top cadet in 1913. During World War I he served with the Baltic Fleet and was navigating officer of the Russian battleship Tsesarevich and fough in the Battle of Moon Sound.

In the Civil War he joined the Bolshviks commanded the cruiser Oleg and subsequently the battleships Andrei Pervozvanny and Gangut. In 1921 he took part in the suppression of the Kronstadt rebellion.

From 1925 he commanded the Baltic Fleet and in 1924 was the founding commander of the Soviet Pacific Fleet

He became commander of the Soviet navy following the arrest of his predecessor. Viktorov was himself arrested at the end of 1937 and was shot in 1938. He was posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.

Military offices
Preceded by Vladimir Mitrofanovich Orlov	Chief of Naval Forces of U.S.S.R August 1937- December 1937	Succeeded by Pyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov (People's Comissar of the Soviet Navy, Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces)

Persondata
Name	Viktorov, Mikhail
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 24, 1893
Place of birth	Yaroslavl, Russia
Date of death	August 1, 1937
Place of death	?, Soviet Union