Alexander Gorbatov | |
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Born | Pakhotino, Russian Empire | 21 March 1891
Died | 7 December 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Service | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Army |
Years of service | 1912–1937 1938–1958 |
Rank | General of the Army (1955) |
Commands | 24th Army 3rd Army 5th Shock Army 11th Guards Army Soviet Airborne Forces Baltic Military District |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Alexander Vasilyevich Gorbatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Горба́тов; 21 March 1891 – 7 December 1973) was a Russian and Soviet officer who served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and as a colonel-general in the Red Army during the Second World War, and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Following the war, Gorbatov served as a Soviet commandant in Soviet-occupied Germany and East Germany and ultimately retired as a four-star general at the rank of General of the Army. His acclaimed autobiography, entitled "Years off My Life" was published in 1964.[1]