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Native name | Семён Ильич Богданов |
Born | 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1894 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 12 March 1960 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 65)
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Rank | Marshal of tank forces |
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Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Semyon Ilyich Bogdanov (Russian: Семён Ильи́ч Богда́нов; 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1894 – 12 March 1960) was a Soviet Marshal of tank forces, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]
Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he was deputy commander of the 5th Army (1941–1942), commander of the 6th Mechanized Corps (1942–1943), and later commander of the 2nd Tank Army, which transformed into the 2nd Guards Tank Army in November 1944.
Units under Semyon Bogdanov's command took part in the Battle of Moscow, in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky, Uman-Botoshany, Belarusian, Vistula-Oder, East Pomeranian and Berlin operations.[1] His 2nd Guards Tank Army was the first Soviet Army to enter Berlin during combat operations.