Alexander Gorbatov Military person

Alexander Vasilyevich Gorbatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Горба́тов) (21 March 1891 – 7 December 1973) was a Russian and Soviet officer who served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and as a Colonel-General in the Red Army during the Second World War. Following the war, Gorbatov served as a Soviet commandant in Soviet-occupied Germany and East Germany and ultimately retired as a four-star general at the rank of General of the Army. His acclaimed autobiography, entitled "Years off My Life" was published in 1964.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 21, 1891
Birth place
Palekh , Ivanovo Oblast , Palekhsky District
Date of deathDecember 07, 1973

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Military person

allegianceRussian Empire Soviet Union
military operations
Galicia (Eastern Europe)
Przemyśl
Eastern Front (World War II)
Stębark
Masurian Lake District
Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
Brusilov Offensive
Eastern Front (World War I)
Kerensky Offensive
military branch
Red Army
Imperial Russian Army
military command
11th Guards Army
3rd Army
5th Shock Army
Baltic Military District
Soviet Airborne Forces

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