Nikolai Kulakov
... that despite being demoted three times, Nikolai Kulakov rose to the rank of vice admiral and became a Hero of the Soviet Union?
... that despite being demoted three times, <b id="mwAc4"><a href="./Nikolai_Kulakov" id="mwAc8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nikolai Kulakov">Nikolai Kulakov</a></b> rose to the rank of <a href="./Vice_admiral" id="mwAdA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vice admiral">vice admiral</a> and became a <a href="./Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union" id="mwAdE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Hero of the Soviet Union">Hero of the Soviet Union</a>?