Boris Vladimirov
| Boris Alexandrovich Vladimirov | |
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| Native name | Борис Александрович Владимиров |
| Born | 14 April 1905 Aleksandropol, Aleksandropolsky Uyezd, Erivan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 May 1978 (aged 73) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Vvedenskoye Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
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Red Army (to 1946)
Soviet Army (from 1946) |
| Years of service | 1921–60 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | rifle corps |
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Soviet Army (from 1946)
140th Rifle Brigade
311th Rifle Division
Boris Alexandrovich Vladimirov (Russian: Борис Александрович Владимиров; 14 April 1905 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Vladimirov served in the Russian Civil War after being drafted into the Red Army in 1921. He became an officer and by 1941 was a deputy regimental commander. After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Vladimirov successively became senior officer in charge of the formation of march battalions in the Siberian Military District, chief of staff of a ski brigade, and a rifle brigade. He commanded the rifle brigade in the Siege of Leningrad, during the Lyuban Offensive Operation and the Sinyavino Offensive. Vladimirov took command of the 311th Rifle Division in March 1943, leading it until the end of the war. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Postwar, Vladimirov became a lieutenant general, commanded a rifle corps, and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne. He retired in 1960 and lived in Moscow.
Vladimirov was born on 14 April 1905 in Alexandropol (today Gyumri) in Russian Armenia to the family of a servant. He was drafted into the Red Army in June 1921 and fought in the Russian Civil War. In 1925, Vladimirov graduated from infantry school. He became a machine gunner, machine-gun platoon commander, machine-gun company commander, and led a separate reconnaissance battalion in Cheremkhovo. In 1937, he became a senior teacher of tactics at the reserve officers' advanced training courses in Tomsk. By June 1941 Vladimirov was deputy commander of the 365th Rifle Regiment of the 119th Rifle Division in Krasnoyarsk.
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