Allegiance Soviet Union Died 1961, Moscow, Russia Years of service 1916 - 1961 Service/branch Red Army | Awards Rank Army general Name Vladimir Kolpakchi | |
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Commands held 8th Rifle Division
62nd Army
30th Army
63rd Army
69th Army
Baku Military District
40th Army
1st Red Banner Army
6th Army
Northern Military District Similar People Anton Lopatin, Gerd von Rundstedt, Yakov Cherevichenko, Paul Ludwig Ewald vo, Petre Dumitrescu | ||
Vladimir Yakovlevich Kolpakchi (Russian: Владимир Яковлевич Колпакчи, Ukrainian: Колпакчи Володимир Якович) (* September 7, 1899, Kiev – † May 17, 1961, Moscow) was a Soviet General of the Army during World War II, Hero of the Soviet Union. He was the first commander of what became the famed Soviet 62nd Army, holding the post between July and August.
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