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 | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| 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 |
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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. As commander of the 28th Rifle Corps, he took part in the Soviet-Finnish War in 1940 and was awarded the Red Banner Order. He was made a major general in June 1940 and a lieutenant general in June 1942.
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