Alexander Marinesko
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| Born | 15 January 1913 Odessa, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 November 1963 (aged 50) Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch |
 Soviet Navy
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| Years of service | 1933 – 1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander |
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Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko (Russian: Александр Иванович Маринеско, Ukrainian: Олександр Iванович Марiнеско, Aleksandr Ivanovich Marinesko, Alexander Marinesco; Romanian: Alexandru Marinescu) (15 January 1913 – 25 November 1963) was a Soviet naval officer and, during World War II, the captain of the S-13 submarine that sank the German refugee transport ship Wilhelm Gustloff. The most successful Soviet submarine commander in terms of gross register tonnage (GRT) sunk, with 42,000 GRT to his name, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest distinction in the Soviet Union.
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