Vasili Arkhipov Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

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Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov (January 30, 1926 - August 19, 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer credited with voting against a nuclear strike during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His single dissent was pivotal, as it averted a potential nuclear war that could have led to catastrophic global consequences. As the second-in-command aboard the diesel submarine B-59, Arkhipov refused to authorize the captain to launch nuclear torpedoes against the US Navy, a decision that required agreement from all three senior officers on board. In 2002, Thomas Blanton described Arkhipov as having 'saved the world.'

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Meaning of the name - Vasili

king, royal

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January 30, 1926 Facts

Generation Group

Vasili Arkhipov belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Zvorkovo

Place of Death: Zheleznodorozhny

Cause of Death: kidney cancer

Educated At: S.O. Makarov Pacific Naval Institute

Occupation: naval officer

Awards Received: Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class | Submarine Commander badge | Badge "25 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War" | Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy" | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | Zhukov Medal | Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR" | Medal "For Battle Merit" | Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms" | Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Medal "For the Victory over Japan" | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Red Star | Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" | Order of the Red Banner | Order of the Patriotic War | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Medal "For Impeccable Service" | Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

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Astrology Analysis

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