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Vasily Kuznetsov | |
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Born | Ust-Osolka, Solikamsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire | 15 January 1894
Died | 20 June 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 70)
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Allegiance | Russian Empire (1915–1917) Soviet Union (1917–1960) |
Service | Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
Years of service | 1915–1960 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands | 3rd Army 21st Army 58th Army 19th Army 1st Shock Army 63rd Army 1st Guards Army 3rd Shock Army Volga Military District |
Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Hero 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.