Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet (BF)

Дважды Краснознаменный Балтийский флот (БФ)

Military Unit: 51280

Commanders:

• Flag Officer of the Fleet (2nd Rank) Lev Mikhaylovich Galler, 1.35 - 25.1.37

• Flag Officer of the Fleet (1st Rank) Aleksandr Kuzmich Sivkov, 25.1.37 - 20.8.37

• Flag Officer of the Fleet (1st Rank) Ivan Stepanovich Isakov, 8.37 - 1.38

• Flag Officer of the Fleet (2nd Rank) Gordey Ivanovich Levchenko, 1.38 - 4.39

• Admiral Vladimir Filippovich Tributs, 4.39 - 15.2.46

• Admiral Arseniy Grigorevich Golovko, 27.1.56 - 24.11.56

• Admiral Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kharlamov, 24.11.56 - 29.5.59

• Admiral Aleksandr Evstafevich Orel, 29.5.59 - 27.1.67

• Admiral Vladimir Vasilevich Mikhaylin, 27.1.67 - 1.9.75

• Vice-Admiral Anatoliy Mikhaylovich Kosov, 1.9.75 - 2.6.78

• Admiral Vladimir Vasilevich Sidorov, 2.6.78 - 12.2.81

• Admiral Ivan Matveevich Kapitanets, 12.2.81 - 25.2.85

• Admiral Konstantin Valentinovich Makarov, 25.2.85 - 30.12.85

• Admiral Vitaliy Pavlovich Ivanov, 30.12.85 - 8.91

• Admiral Vladimir Grigorevich Egorov, 8.91 - 11.01

• Admiral Vladimir Prokofevich Valuev, 19.11.00 - 6.5.06

• Vice-Admiral Konstantin Semenovich Sidenko, 6.5.06 - 6.12.07

• Vice-Admiral Viktor Nikolaevich Mardusin, 6.12.07 - 8.9.09

• Vice-Admiral Viktor Viktorovich Chirkov, from 8.9.09

Commanders 4th VMF:

• Admiral Gordey Ivanovich Levchenko, 15.2.46 - 4.3.47

• Admiral Viktor Aleksandrovich Andreev, 4.3.47 - 6.8.52

• Admiral Arseniy Grigorevich Golovko, 6.8.52 - 27.1.56

Commanders 8th VMF:

• Admiral Vladimir Filippovich Tributs, 15.2.46 - 28.5.47

• Vice-Admiral Fedor Vladimirovich Zozulya, 28.5.47 - 20.2.50

• Admiral Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kharlamov, 20.2.50 - 1.12.54

• Admiral Vladimir Afanasevich Kasatonov, 1.12.54 - 27.1.56

Activated 18.5.1703 in Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast.

15.2.46 the Baltic Fleet was divided into two:

• 4th Navy (4th VMF) at Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast

• 8th Navy (8th VMF) at Leningrad, Leningrad Oblast

27.1.56 the 4th Navy and the 8th Navy was united again as the Baltic Fleet.

1945 and 7.5.65 awarded the Red Banner.

Organisation 1988:

• 000 independent Protection and Security Battalion (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 522nd Communications Center

• 14th Submarine Squadron (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 16th Submarine Division (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 22nd Submarine Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 157th Submarine Brigade (Paldiski, Estonian SSR)

• 25th Submarine Brigade (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

• 12th Missile Ship Division (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 76th Destroyer Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 24th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade (Swinoujscie, Poland)

• 128th Missile Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 36th Missile Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 26th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 166th Brigade of Constructed and Overhauled Ships (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

• 27th Naval Landing Division (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 71st Landing Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 75th Landing Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 70th Reserve Landing Ship Battalion

• Baltiysk Naval Base:

  • 64th Coastal Defence Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• Liepaya Naval Base:

  • 118th Coastal Defence Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

• Tallin Naval Base:

  • 94th Minesweeper Brigade (Tallin, Estonian SSR)

• Leningrad Naval Base (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast):

  • 105th Coastal Defence Brigade (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

• 144th Reconnaissance Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 54th Rescue Ship Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

• Department of Coastal Troops

  • 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 10th independent Coastal Missile Regiment (Ventspils, Latvian SSR)

  • 27th independent Coastal Missile Regiment (Yantarnyy, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• Department of Naval Aviation Baltic Fleet

  • 57th Maritime Missile Aviation Division (Bykhov, Mogilev Oblast)

  • 846th independent Guards Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment (Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 15th independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 49th independent Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron (Kosa, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 145th independent Long-Range Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron (Riga-Skulte, Latvian SSR)

  • 745th independent Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment (Donskoye, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 263rd independent Transport Aviation Regiment (Khrabrovo, Kaliningrad Oblast)

10.88 reorganised:

• 522nd Communications Center (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• 14th Submarine Squadron (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 16th Submarine Division (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 22nd Submarine Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 157th Submarine Brigade (Paldiski, Estonian SSR)

• 27th Naval Landing Division (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 71st Landing Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 75th Landing Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 70th Reserve Landing Ship Battalion (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• Baltiysk Naval Base:

  • 12th Missile Ship Division (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

    • 76th Destroyer Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

    • 24th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade (Swinoujscie, Poland)

  • 128th Missile Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 36th Missile Ship Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 26th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 64th Coastal Defence Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 118th Coastal Defence Brigade (Liepaya, Latvian SSR)

  • 94th Minesweeper Brigade (Tallin, Estonian SSR)

• Leningrad Naval Base (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast):

  • 25th Submarine Brigade (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

  • 105th Coastal Defence Brigade (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

  • 166th Brigade of Constructed and Overhauled Ships (Kronshtadt, Leningrad Oblast)

• Department of Coastal Troops

  • 336th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade (Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 10th independent Coastal Missile Regiment (Ventspils, Latvian SSR)

  • 27th independent Coastal Missile Regiment (Yantarnyy, Kaliningrad Oblast)

• Department of Naval Aviation Baltic Fleet

  • 57th Maritime Missile Aviation Division (Bykhov, Mogilev Oblast)

  • 846th independent Guards Maritime Assault Aviation Regiment (Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 15th independent Long-Range Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment (Chkalovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 49th independent Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron (Kosa, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 145th independent Long-Range Anti-Submarine Aviation Squadron (Riga-Skulte, Latvian SSR)

  • 745th independent Anti-Submarine Helicopter Regiment (Donskoye, Kaliningrad Oblast)

  • 263rd independent Transport Aviation Regiment (Khrabrovo, Kaliningrad Oblast)

Bases:

• Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 1956 - today [54 38 39N, 19 53 36E]