Konstantin Koroteyev
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Konstantin Apollonovich Koroteyev (Russian: Константи́н Аполло́нович Короте́ев; 25 February [O.S. 12 February] 1901–4 January 1953) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Konstantin Koroteyev | |
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Born | (1901-02-25)25 February 1901 Shcheglovka, Bogodukhovsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 4 January 1953(1953-01-04) (aged 51) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Allegiance | Soviet Union (1918–1953) |
Years of service | 1918–1953 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | 12th Army, 9th Army, 18th Army, 37th Army, 52nd Army Transbaikal Military District North Caucasus Military District |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Soviet invasion of Poland World War II: |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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He became colonel-general in 1944 and was awarded the title “Hero of the Soviet Union” on April 6, 1945.