Amur Military Flotilla

In 1900, the Russians formed a temporary flotilla on the Amur from private steamers and barges.

In December 1917, it formed the Soviet Amur military flotilla, which took part in the Russian Civil War.

With the end of the Civil War in the Far East, the Soviets began reconstruction of the flotilla.

In 1930, the AMF was awarded with the Order of the Red Banner for its successful military operations during the Sino-Soviet conflict of 1929.

under the command of Antonov cooperated with the armies of the 1st and the 2nd Far Eastern fronts on the Amur, Ussuri, and Sungari rivers and Lake Khanka.