Semyon Krivoshein

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Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein
Generalleutnant Mauritz von Wiktorin (left), General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian (center) and Kombrig Semyon Krivoshein (right) at the German-Soviet joint parade in Brest-Litovsk on September 22, 1939.
Born	(1899-11-28)November 28, 1899 Voronezh, Russian Empire
Died	September 16, 1978(1978-09-16) (aged 78) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1918 — 1953
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War Soviet–Japanese Border Wars World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (3) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov, 1st Class Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class

Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein (‹See Tfd›Russian: Семён Моисе́евич Кривоше́ин; November 28, 1899 in Voronezh, Russian Empire – September 16, 1978 in Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet tank commander, who played a vital part in the World War II reform of the Red Army tank forces and in the momentous clash between German and Soviet tanks in the Battle of Kursk.