Nikolai Vatutin
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Ватутин; 16 December 1901 – 15 April 1944) was a Soviet military commander during World War II who was responsible for many Red Army operations in the Ukrainian SSR as the commander of the Southwestern Front, and of the Voronezh Front during the Battle of Kursk. During the Soviet offensive to retake right-bank Ukraine, Vatutin led the 1st Ukrainian Front, which was responsible for the Red Army's offensives to the west and the southwest of Kiev and the eventual liberation of the city.
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| Native name | Николай Фёдорович Ватутин |
| Nickname(s) | Grandmaster General Offensive |
| Born | 16 December 1901 Chepukhino, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Belgorod Oblast, Russia) |
| Died | 15 April 1944 (aged 42) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1920–1944 |
| Rank | Army General |
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| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War Second World War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) |
| Children | Elena (1930–?) Viktor (1932–?) |
| Relations | Tatiana Romanovna Vatutina (wife) Jelena (daughter, 1930–2016) Viktor (son, 1932–?) |
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He was ambushed and mortally wounded in February 1944 by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
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