Issa Pliyev Military person

Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev (Ossetian: Плиты Алыксандры фырт Иссæ; Russian: Исса Александрович Плиев) (25 November [O.S. 12 November] 1903 — 2 February 1979) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (1962), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 April 1944 and 8 September 1945), Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1971). Member of the CPSU since 1926. He was an ethnic Ossetian.During World War II, he commanded several mechanized cavalry units, ranging from regiments to army corps. He later commanded the North Caucasus Military District from 1958 to 1968.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1903
Birth place
Russian Empire , Pravoberezhny District Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1979

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Military person

allegianceSoviet Union
award
Hero of the Soviet Union
military operations
Battle of Debrecen
Battle of Romania
Battle of Moscow
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
military command
North Caucasus Military District
13th Army
1st Guards Cavalry Mechanized Group
2nd Guards Cavalry Corps
5th Cavalry Division
Mobile Group Pliyev
Soviet Ground Forces in Cuba
Soviet Mongolian Cavalry Mechanized Group
service start1926
service end1968

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External resources

  1. http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/bookrevu/sovcuban.htm
  2. http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/glantz3/glantz3.asp