Alexander Marinesko. Submariner #1. Documentary portrait
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Alexander Marinesko. Submariner #1. Documentary portrait
19.99 €
In 1945, during one combat cruise on the Baltic Fleet submarine C-1 3 Captain 3rd Rank Alexander Marinesko torpedoed and sank two ocean liners on which more than 8 thousand Germans died. One of the ships was the second largest ship of the German passenger fleet "Wilhelm Gustlof". Despite the significance of this fact, which many consider a feat, Marinesko was not awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union during his lifetime, although such a presentation was prepared by his immediate superiors. The high rank was awarded only in 1990, after numerous appeals of public and veteran organizations, almost thirty years after the death of the submariner himself.
Despite the restoration of historical justice, interest in the name of A.I. Marinesko has not faded and in our time. Why was he not awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945? Was he really a lecher and a drunkard or is it all the plots of envious people? Was the sinking of liners with many refugees on board a feat or a war crime? Can the sinking of the liner "Wilhelm Gustlof" be called an event that shook Hitler's Reich to its foundations? On these and other questions tried to answer the authors-compilers of the work, illuminating the life of Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko with the help of almost 200 archival documents. The work is designed not only for specialists, but also for the general public, who are interested in the fate of A.I. Marinesko, the truth about this very ambiguous figure, which many consider a folk hero.
Despite the restoration of historical justice, interest in the name of A.I. Marinesko has not faded and in our time. Why was he not awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945? Was he really a lecher and a drunkard or is it all the plots of envious people? Was the sinking of liners with many refugees on board a feat or a war crime? Can the sinking of the liner "Wilhelm Gustlof" be called an event that shook Hitler's Reich to its foundations? On these and other questions tried to answer the authors-compilers of the work, illuminating the life of Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko with the help of almost 200 archival documents. The work is designed not only for specialists, but also for the general public, who are interested in the fate of A.I. Marinesko, the truth about this very ambiguous figure, which many consider a folk hero.
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