Issa Pliyev

Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev
Born	25 November 1903 Stariy Batakoyurt, Russian Empire (now North Ossetia, Russia)
Died	6 February 1979 (aged 75) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1926–1968
Rank	General of the Army
Commands	5th Cavalry Division 4th Guards Cavalry Corps 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps 1st Guards Cavalry Mechanized Group Mobile Group Pliyev Soviet Mongolian Cavalry Mechanized Group 57th Army 13th Army North Caucasus Military District Soviet Ground Forces in Cuba
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of Romania Battle of Debrecen Battle of Prague Invasion of Manchuria Novocherkassk riots Cuban Missile Crisis Operation Anadyr
Awards	Twice Hero of the Soviet Union

Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev (also spelled as Pliev; Ossetian: Плиты Алыксандры фырт Иссæ; Russian: Исса́ Алекса́ндрович Пли́ев; 25 November [O.S. 12 November] 1903 — 6 February 1979) was a Soviet military commander. Pliyev rose to become the premier cavalry general of the Soviet Army. He became Army General (1962), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 April 1944 and 8 September 1945), Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1971).

During World War II, Pliyev commanded several mechanized cavalry units, ranging from regiments to army corps. The military historians David Glantz and Jonathan House described Pliyev as a "great practitioner of cavalry operations in adverse terrain".^[1] However, Pliyev became known in the West largely for his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis.