Mikhail Khronopulo
Mikhail Nikolayevich Khronopulo (Template:Lang-ru; 3 May 1933–10 April 2012) was a Soviet Navy and briefly Russian Navy admiral, the penultimate commander of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet.
Life
Khronopulo was born on 3 May 1933 in Moscow Oblast. After graduating from the Pacific Higher Naval School, he served on ships of the Pacific Fleet. He was appointed commander of a destroyer brigade in the Kamchatka Flotilla upon graduation from the Naval Academy in 1972. Between 1978 and 1982 he commanded the 8th Operational Squadron of the fleet in the Indian Ocean. He was made First Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet in 1982, and became its commander in 1985. Khronopulo held the position until retirement in October 1991. He died on 10 April 2012 after a long illness.[1]
Awards
Khronopulo received the following awards and decorations:[1]
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of the Red Star
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 2nd and 3rd class
References
- ^ a b "М.Н. Хронопуло" [M.N. Khronopulo]. Krasnaya Zvezda (in Russian). 11 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2018.