Vasily Popov (Soviet general)
Vasily Stepanovich Popov (Russian: Василий Степанович Попов, January 8, 1894 – July 2, 1967) was a Soviet general and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Stepanovich Popov | |
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Born | January 8, 1894 Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
Died | July 2, 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1916–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1959 (Soviet Union) |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | 4th Cavalry Corps 28th Rifle Corps 10th Army 70th Army 43rd Army 10th Guards Army |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War Winter War World War II |
Awards |
He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I, attaining the rank of Praporshchik. He fought for the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war and in the war against Poland. He was made a Kombrig (brigade commander) on November 26, 1935. He fought in the war against Finland. He was made a major general in June 1940 and a lieutenant general in June 1942. He retired from the army at the age of 65. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov, the Order of Kutuzov and the Order of the Red Star.
Bibliography
- Vozhakin, Mikhail Georgievich, ed. (2005). Великая Отечественная. Командармы. Военный биографический словарь [The Great Patriotic War: Army Commanders: Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 5860901135.
- Mikheenkov, Sergey Egorovich (2014). Тайна Безымянной высоты. 10-я армия в Московской и Курской битвах [Secret of Nameless Heights: 10th Army in the Moscow and Kursk Battles] (in Russian). Tsyentrpoligraf. ISBN 9785227054432.
Preceded by Yakov Sheko |
Commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps 1937–1938 |
Succeeded by Dmitry Ryabyshev |
Preceded by Filipp Golikov |
Commander of the 10th Army February 1942 – May 1944 |
Succeeded by Vasily Kryuchenkin |
Preceded by Alexander Ryzhov |
Commander of the 70th Army May 1944 – August 1945 |
Office abolished |
Preceded by Afanasy Beloborodov |
Commander of the 43rd Army July 1945 – August 1946 |
Office abolished |
Preceded by Mikhail Kazakov |
Commander of the 10th Guards Army August 1946 – May 1947 |
Succeeded by Ivan Lyudnikov |
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