Vasily Gordov

Vasily Gordov
Vasily Gordov
Native name	Василий Николаевич Гордов
Born	12 December 1896; Matveyevka Village, Menzelinsky Uyezd, Ufa Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	24 August 1950 (aged 53); Lefortovo Prison, Moscow
Buried	New Donskoy Cemetery
Service / branch	Russian Imperial Army; Soviet Army
Years of service	1915-1946
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	67th Rifle Division; 21st Army; 1st Reserve Army; Stalingrad Front ; 33rd Army ; 3rd Guards Army Volga Military District
Battles / wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; World War II Winter War; Eastern Front Battle of Kalach; Battle of Stalingrad; Upper Silesian Offensive; Battle of Berlin; Prague Offensive; ; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Vasily Nikolaevich Gordov (Russian: Василий Николаевич Гордов; 12 December 1896 – 24 August 1950) was a Soviet Army colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Gordov commanded the Stalingrad Front between July and September 1942.^[1]^[2]

^ Ufarkin, Nikolai. "Гордов Василий Николаевич". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
^ Grossman, Vasily (2011). Beevor, Antony (ed.). A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army. Translated by Luba Vinogradova. Knopf. ISBN 9780307363787.