Hello Mats!

Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko (his father Iona Marinesku was the Romanian) was born 15.01.1913 in Odessa.
1929-1930 sailors on merchants.
1930-1933 studied in the Odessa sea technical school
1933 assistants of the captain by a steamship Krasnyj flot
11.33 was called in the Soviet Navy
From 11.34 service on submarines. 03.1936 - Lt
16.07.38 Dismiss, and 07.08.38 restore on a service; from 11.38 - SLt
From 1939 commanders of a submarine M-96
Since March 1940 is accepted by the candidate in the members the Communist party (VKP (b)); from 11.40 - KtLt.
At 10.41 is excluded from VKP (b) for drunkenness
At 09.42 is awarded with an award of Lenin
At 12.42 again is accepted by the candidate in the members VKP (b); the captain 3 ranks
At 04.43 is nominated by the commander S-13
At 09.44 is accepted in the members VKP (b)
In New Year's night has got acquainted with the Swedish woman and some days did not come on a submarine, for what C-in-C of Baltic fleet has decided to give back Marinesko under court of the military tribunal, but 09.01.45 S-13 has left in the sea under command of Marintsko.
30.01.45 At 23:09 (55 08,4N 17 41,5E S-13 /23:10 55 07N 17 41,0E WG) torpedoed DP Wilhelm Gustloff (hit 3 torpedoes).
10.02.45 At 02:52 (55 18N 16 38,5E) torpedoed DA General von Steuben (hit 2 torpedoes)

After war for drunkenness was excluded from VKP (b), is lowered in a military rank up to the StLt, is removed from a post and is nominated by the commander Ms T-34, and is soon dismissed with the service.
At first he floated on merchants (1946-1948), then he worked in a number of organizations. He was under a consequence on criminal case.
In 1960 by the order of the deputy minister of a defense USSR Marinesko was restored in a military rank and post (for reception great of pension).
25.11.63 he has died in Leningrad.
05.05.90 To him posrmouthly the rank Hero of Soviet Union was given
Regards
Alexander