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Shtern, Grigori Mihailovich

Date of birth:
July 24th, 1900 (Smila, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
October 28th, 1941 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Soviet War Graves Rogozhskoye
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Colonel general. Executed for being an alleged German spy.

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Awarded on:
September 4th, 1924
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1918-1925)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1937
Orden Lenina (1936-1943)
Awarded on:
October 22nd, 1937
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1938
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
Awarded on:
1938
Jubilee Medal
Awarded on:
August 29th, 1939
For leadership and heroism in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol

No. 154
Medal
Awarded on:
August 29th, 1939
Orden Lenina (1936-1943)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 19th, 1940
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy

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