Arseniy Golovko
| Arseniy Golovko | |
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| Born |
June 10, 1906 Prokhladny, Terek Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 17, 1962 (aged 55) Moscow |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch |
 Soviet Navy
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| Years of service | 1925-1962 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Northern Fleet, Baltic Fleet, Caspian Flotilla, Amur Military Flotilla |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Order of Nakhimov Order of the Red Banner - four times Order of the Red Star - twice |
Arseniy Grigoriyevich Golovko (Russian: Арсений Григорьевич Головко) (June 10, 1906 – May 17, 1962) was a Soviet admiral, whose naval service extended from the 1920s through the early Cold War.
He entered the Soviet Navy in 1925 and graduated in 1928 from the M.V. Frunze Higher Naval School in Leningrad. After that he served in various Fleet assignments. In 1937 and 1938 he took part in the Spanish Civil War on the side of the Republicans. After his return to the USSR he attended the naval warfare school. From 1940 to 1946, during the second world war, he was Commander of the Red Banner Northern Fleet.
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