Ivan Kapitanets

Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets
Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets
Born	January 10, 1928; Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	September 25, 2018 (aged 90); Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
Service/branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1941–1992
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	Baltic Fleet; Soviet Northern Fleet

Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets (Russian: Ива́н Матве́евич Капита́нец; 10 January 1928 – 25 September 2018)^[1] was a Russian admiral of the fleet. He was in the Soviet Navy. In 1973 Kapitanets was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and commanded the Kamchatka squadron. He was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1975.

Honours and awards

Order of Courage
Order of Lenin
Order of Nakhimov, 1st class
Order of the Red Star
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class

References

↑ И.М. Капитанец Archived 2018-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

Other websites

[1] И.М. Капитанец Archived 2018-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

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Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets

Born	(1928-01-10)January 10, 1928 Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	September 25, 2018(2018-09-25) (aged 90) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
Service/branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1941–1992
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands held	Baltic Fleet Soviet Northern Fleet