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Kovpak, Sidor Artemyevich

Date of birth:
June 7th, 1887 (Kotelva/Poltava Oblast, Russia)
Date of death:
December 11th, 1967 (Kiev/Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Graves Rusisan War Veterans Baykove Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1942
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1942
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General-mayor (Major-General)
Awarded on:
January 4th, 1944
Medal

Sources

  • - Geroļ Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
    - Warheroes.ru