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Andrey Kirillovich Smirnov | |
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Native name | Андрей Кириллович Смирнов |
Born | August 27, 1895 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | October 8, 1941 (aged 46) Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Soviet Union |
Service/ | Infantry |
Years of service | 1915–1917 1918–1941 |
Rank | Lieutenant Lieutenant General |
Commands | Kharkov Military District 18th Army |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War Jubilee Medal "20 Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" |
Andrey Kirillovich Smirnov (Russian: Андрей Кириллович Смирнов; August 27, 1895 – October 8, 1941) was a Soviet general who served as commander of the 18th Army, during World War II, lieutenant general (June 4, 1940).