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Mikhail Hatskilevich

Mikhail G Hatskilevich
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Born November 21, 1895
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
Died June 25, 1941
Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service 1916–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1941 (Soviet Union)
Rank Kombrig
Commands held 1st Cavalry Division
Battles/wars

Mikhail G Hatskilevich (November 21, 1895 – June 25, 1941) was a Soviet Kombrig (brigade commander) and division commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, the Order of the Red Star and the Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army". He was killed in action defending Belarus against the armies of Nazi Germany.


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