Vasily Kuznetsov (general)

Vasily Kuznetsov
Colonel General Vasily Kuznetsov.
Born(1894-01-15)15 January 1894
Ust-Osolka, Solikamsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire
Died20 June 1964(1964-06-20) (aged 70)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried
Allegiance Russian Empire (1915–1917)
 Soviet Union (1917–1960)
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Red Army
Years of service1915–1960
RankColonel General
Commands3rd Army
21st Army
58th Army
19th Army
1st Shock Army
63rd Army
1st Guards Army
3rd Shock Army
Volga Military District
Battles / warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Vasily Ivanovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Василий Иванович Кузнецов; 15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1894 – 20 June 1964) was a Soviet general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.