Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet HQ (Kaliningrad)

Russia / Kaliningrad / Kaliningrad / ulitsa Ushakova
 navy, Neoclassical (architecture), historic landmark, 1916_construction, object of cultural heritage of regional importance (Russia), military staff / headquarters (staff)

The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - (Дважды Краснознамённый Балтийский флот), was the Imperial, later Soviet, and is now the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of the Order of the Red Banner.

It is headquartered in Kaliningrad, with its main base in Baltiysk and another base at Kronshtadt, in the Gulf of Finland. Established 1703, the Fleet is the oldest Russian Navy formation.
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Coordinates:   54°43'16"N   20°29'42"E
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