Ivan Kamera Military person

Ivan Pavlovich Kamera (Russian: Ива́н Па́влович Каме́ра; 27 December 1897 [O.S. 15 December] – 21 January 1952) was a Soviet military officer who held several commands as an artillery general during World War II, most notably during the Soviet counterattack at Yartsevo (near Smolensk) and as artillery chief for the Soviet Union's Western Front (Army Group).Promoted to colonel-general of the artillery in July 1943, Kamera was subsequently relieved of command following an April 1944 State Defense Committee report harshly critical of both the artillery performance of the Front and of the leadership of its most senior officers.

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Birth dateDecember 27, 1897
Date of deathJanuary 21, 1952

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allegiance
(1922–1944)
Soviet Russia (1918 - 1922)
award
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
military operations
Russian Civil War
Yartsevo
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of Moscow
military branch
Artillery
military command
Artillery commander of the 19th Army (1941)
Artillery commander of the Soviet Western Front (1941 - 1944)

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