Semyon Antonovich Kozak | |
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Born | 23 May [O.S. 10 May] 1902 Iskorost, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 December 1953 Khabarovsk, Soviet Union | (aged 51)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946) |
Years of service | 1924 – 1953 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles / wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Semyon Antonovich Kozak (Russian: Семён Антонович Козак; 23 May [O.S. 10 May] 1902 – 24 December 1953) was a Ukrainian Soviet Army lieutenant general who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his command of a division during World War II.[1]