Alexander Moiseyevsky
Soviet military commander (1902–1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Gavrilovich Moiseyevsky (Russian: Александр Гаврилович Моисеевский; 18 October 1902 – 18 March 1971) was a Soviet Army major general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexander Moiseyevsky | |
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Native name | Александр Гаврилович Моисеевский |
Born | 18 October 1902 Verniy, Semirechye Oblast, Russian Empire |
Died | 18 March 1971(1971-03-18) (aged 68) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Allegiance | Soviet Union |
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Years of service | 1919–1954 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
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Moiseyevsky joined the Red Army in 1919 and fought in the Russian Civil War. Later, he became an officer and political commissar, fighting in the 1929 Sino-Soviet conflict. After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Moiseyevsky took command of the 303rd Rifle Division in September 1941, leading it in the Yelnya Offensive and the Battle of Moscow, during which it was destroyed in the Spas-Demensk pocket. After reaching Soviet lines and being screened in a NKVD filtration camp, he became deputy commander of the 160th Rifle Division in January 1942. In August, Moiseyevsky took command of the 312th Rifle Division, which he led for the rest of the war. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 6 April 1945 for his division's breakthrough during the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Moiseyevsky retired from the army in 1954 and lived in Moscow, working at the Ministry of Defence.[1]