Mikhail Katukov | |
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| Born | 17 September [O.S. 4 September] 1900[1] Bolshoe Uvarovo, Kolomensky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 June 1976 (aged 75)[1] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Russia (1919–1922)  Soviet Union (1922–1963) |
| Years of service | 1919–1963 |
| Rank | Marshal of the armoured troops |
| Unit | Armoured Troops |
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| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
| Other work | Commander of Armored Forces of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany Inspector General of the Army |
Marshal of Armoured Troops Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Катуко́в [katuˈkɔf] 17 September [O.S. 4 September] 1900 – 8 June 1976) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following World War II. He is viewed as one of the most talented Soviet armor commanders.[2] Mikhail Katukov holds the honor of the first major victory of the Soviet armored forces, the victory from October 4 to October 11, 1941 at Mtsensk over the 3rd and 4th tank divisions, which were part of the Guderian's Panzergruppe 2 in the Battle of Moscow. His other notable command during the German-Soviet War were that of 1st Guards Tank Army, which he commanded during the Battle of Kursk (1943), the Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation (1944), the Lvov-Sandomierz Operation (1944), the Vistula Oder Operation (1945), and the Battle of Berlin (1945). He commanded 1st Guards Tank Brigade during the Battle of Moscow (1941), and 3rd Mechanised Corps[3] during Operation Mars (1942).
- ^ a b Катуков Михаил Ефимович. encyclopedia.mil.ru
- ^ David Glantz, Jonathan House, The Battle of Kursk, University Press of Kansas, 1999, P62
- ^ David Glantz, Zhukov's Greatest Defeat – The Red Army's Epic Disaster in Operation Mars 1942, University Press of Kansas, 1998 P140