Iosif Popov

Iosif Ivanovich Popov
Popov, c. 1945
Born	15 September 1898 Rylsk, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	6 December 1962(1962-12-06) (aged 64) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army Red Army (later Soviet Army)
Years of service	1917, 1918–1958
Rank	Major general
Commands	135th Rifle Division 279th Rifle Division 33rd Guards Rifle Corps 94th Rifle Corps 59th Rifle Corps
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War World War II
Awards	Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (6) Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class

Iosif Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Ио́сиф Ива́нович Попо́в; 15 September 1898 – 6 December 1962) was a Soviet Army major general who held corps command during World War II.