Maksim Purkayev

Maksim Purkayev
Maksim Purkayev
Born	26 August [O.S. 14 August] 1894; Nalitovo, Alatyrsky Uyezd, Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1 January 1953 (aged 58); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Soviet Union;
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army; Red Army (later Soviet Army);
Years of service	1915–1917; 1918–1953;
Rank	Army general
Commands held	60th Army (became 3rd Shock Army); Kalinin Front; Far Eastern Front; 2nd Far Eastern Front; Far Eastern Military District;
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II Battle of Brody (1941); Battle for Velikiye Luki; Toropets–Kholm Offensive; Soviet–Japanese War Invasion of South Sakhalin Soviet assault on Maoka; ; ;
Awards	Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Banner (4); Order of Suvorov 1st class; Order of Kutuzov 1st class;

Maksim Alexeyevich Purkayev (Russian: Максим Алексеевич Пуркаев; August 14 (26), 1894, in the village of Nalitovo, Russian Empire – January 1, 1953, Moscow) was a Soviet military leader, reaching service rank of Army General.

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