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Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (Russian: Маркиа́н Миха́йлович Попо́в; 1902–1969) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (26 August 1943), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Popov.
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Маркиан Михайлович Попов Markian Mikhailovich Popov | |
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Born | (1902-11-15)15 November 1902 Ust-Medvediskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
Died | 22 April 1969(1969-04-22) (aged 66) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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Years of service | 1920–69 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands held | Northern Front Leningrad Front 61st Army 40th Army 5th Shock Army 5th Tank Army Bryansk Front 2nd Baltic Front |
Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (5) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of the Red Star Order of Suvorov (2) Order of Kutuzov (2) |
Other work | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1921–1969) |
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