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Mikhail Vorobyov | |
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Birth name | Mikhail Petrovich Vorobyov |
Born | Khasavyurt, Terek Oblast, Russian Empire | December 29, 1896
Died | June 12, 1957 Moscow, Soviet Union[1] | (aged 60)
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1916–1917) Soviet Union (1918–1957) |
Service | Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
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Commands | Engineer Troops of Soviet army |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov, 1st Class Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Order of the Red Banner of Labour Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad" Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Medal "For the Victory over Japan" |
Mikhail Petrovich Vorobyov (December 29, 1896 – June 12, 1957)[1] was a Soviet Marshal of the engineer troops from the start of World War II (1941–1945) – inspector-general of engineer troops, then chief of engineer troops of the Western Front, and later commander of the 1st Field Engineer Army (1944[2]).