Grigoriy Ivanovich Shchedrin

Grigoriy Ivanovich Shchedrin
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Soviet Navy submarine commander and admiral

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Grigoriy Ivanovich Shchedrin

  • World War II
  • Soviet Union

Grigoriy Ivanovich Shchedrin (1912–1995) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and admiral. After joining the submarine service in 1934, he commanded several boats, including S-56. In 1942 he led six submarines from the Pacific Fleet to the Red Banner Northern Fleet via the Panama Canal. S-56 completed eight war patrols, and Shchedrin received the Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944. He later held senior fleet posts and edited Morskoy Sbornik.

Born
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Hero of the Soviet Union
Awarded 5 November 1944
Editor
Morskoy Sbornik, 1969–1973
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Grigory Shchedrin (English Wikipedia)
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