Pavel Ivanovich Batov | |
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| Born | June 1, 1897 Filisovo, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 19, 1985 (aged 88) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (1915–1917) Soviet Union (1917–1965) |
| Years of service | 1915–1965 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | 10th Rifle Corps 3rd Rifle Corps 9th Separate Rifle Corps 51st Army 3rd Army 4th Tank Army 65th Army 7th Mechanised Army 11th Guards Army Carpathian Military District Baltic Military District Southern Group of Forces |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) Cross of St. George |
| Other work | Chief of the Soviet Veterans Committee (1970-1981) |
Pavel Ivanovich Batov (Russian: Па́вел Ива́нович Ба́тов; June 1 [O.S. May 20] 1897 – April 19, 1985)[1] was a senior Red Army general during the Second World War and afterwards, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Batov fought in World War I, where he was awarded the Cross of St. George twice. After being wounded in 1917, he was sent to a school in Petrograd and joined the Bolsheviks. He fought in the Russian Civil War and became an advisor with the XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. During World War II, Batov commanded the 51st Army in the Crimea. In 1942, he became the commander of the 3rd Army and then the 4th Tank Army, which was renamed the 65th Army. Postwar, Batov commanded the Carpathian Military District.[2]
- ^ David Glantz, "Pavel Ivanovich Batov", in Stalin's Generals, (Harold Shukman, Ed.), Phoenix Press, 2001, pp 35 & 42
- ^ "Pavel Batov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).