Filipp Alyabushev

Filipp Fyodorovich Alyabushev (Russian: Фили́пп Фёдорович Аля́бушев; November 13, 1893 – June 25, 1941) was a Soviet major general in World War II.

Filipp Fyodorovich Alyabushev
Born	November 13, 1893
Died	June 25, 1941(1941-06-25) (aged 47)
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1914–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1941 (Soviet Union)
Commands	14th Rifle Division 87th Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Winter War Eastern Front Operation Barbarossa †

He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. He joined the Bolsheviks in 1918 and fought against the White movement in the subsequent civil war. He later commanded the 14th Rifle Division. He fought in the Soviet-Finnish War. At the start of the Great Patriotic War, he was the commander of the 87th Rifle Division. He was killed only 3 days into the start of Operation Barbarossa. He is reported to have asked that his division be on the frontlines of combat during Operation Barbarossa.^[1]