Mekhlis, Lev Zakharovich
- Date of birth:
- January 13th, 1889 (Odessa, Russian Empire)
- Date of death:
- February 13th, 1953 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
Commissar 1st rank (army general) Lev Mekhlis was part of the STAVKA during the Second World War. He became the Minister of State Control after the war.
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Orden Lenina
- Awarded on:
- April 26th, 1937
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1928
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 27th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1945
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Zloty
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1946
- Awarded on:
- January 15th, 1949
- Awarded on:
- April 1949
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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