Vasily Popov (Soviet general)

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Vasily Stepanovich Popov
Born	January 8, 1894 Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	July 2, 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Soviet Union
Years of service	1916–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1959 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	4th Cavalry Corps 28th Rifle Corps 10th Army 70th Army 43rd Army 10th Guards Army
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War World War II Winter War Eastern Front
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star Order of Suvorov Order of Kutuzov

Vasily Stepanovich Popov (Russian: Василий Степанович Попов; January 8, 1894 – July 2, 1967) was a Soviet general and Hero of the Soviet Union.

He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I, attaining the rank of Praporshchik. He fought for the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war and in the war against Poland. He was made a Kombrig (brigade commander) on November 26, 1935. As commander of the 28th Rifle Corps, he took part in the Soviet-Finnish War in 1940 and was awarded the Red Banner Order. He was made a major general in June 1940 and a lieutenant general in June 1942.