Аржавкин Александр Фёдорович, контр-адмирал
Alexander Fedorovich Arzhavkin ( April 6 [18], 1903 , Yartsevo , Smolensk province - September 16, 1965 , Leningrad ) - Soviet military leader of the USSR Navy , rear admiral (1951).
The offensive in the
Budapest direction was resumed on December 20, 1944 .
The Danube Flotilla , which was commanded by Rear Admiral Kholostyakov from December 12 , was to support the advancing troops with fire. While the 1st brigade of river ships provided an attack on Budapest , the 2nd brigade fought in the Vukovar area. On December 12, the command of the brigade and the 68th Rifle Corps developed a joint action plan. By decision of Arzhavkin, 6 armored boats and 2 mortar boats constituted a detachment of artillery support; correctional posts were deployed in the positions of the troops. From December 14 to 18, the brigade supported the troops trying to take Sotin. Since the 68th Rifle Corps was withdrawn to another section of the front on December 19, the brigade command had to establish relations with the command of the troops of the
1st Bulgarian Army, who arrived to replace them.
The ships of the flotilla transported Bulgarian troops to the bridgehead. A joint action plan was developed against Sotin and other coastal sites.
Arzhavkin allocated an artillery support detachment of 7 armored boats and 3 mortar boats. With the support of the artillery of ships and coastal batteries, Bulgarian troops launched an offensive. But the enemy himself went into counterattacks, which were repelled with the help of sailors. The fighting continued until December 29 , after which the Soviet and Bulgarian troops on the outskirts of Budapest went on the defensive.
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