ze ▁Naval ▁school ▁( 1 9 2 5 ), ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁special ▁courses ▁for ▁command ing ▁officers ▁( 1 9 2 7 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ▁of ▁General ▁Staff ▁( 1 9 5 2 ). ▁▁ ▁Vladimir sky ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Black ▁and ▁Az ov ▁se as ▁ships ▁as ▁a ▁navig ator , ▁watch ▁chief , ▁art illery man , ▁and ▁senior ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁destroy er . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁destroy er ▁esc ort , ▁destroy er , ▁destroy er ▁leader , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁serving ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁of ▁cru is ers , ▁and ▁operations ▁officer ▁of ▁a ▁cru iser ▁brig ade . ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁transport ▁Bon ifa cio ▁to ▁supply ▁arms ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁commun ists ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Vladimir sky ▁head ed ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁hydro graph ic ▁vessels , ▁which ▁accomplished ▁a ▁passage ▁from ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁▁ ▁After ▁being ▁the ▁officer ▁accepting ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁T ash k ent ▁class ▁destroy er , ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Vladimir sky ▁was ▁command ing ▁a ▁squad ron ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et , ▁which ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War