Mikhail Kirponos
| Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos | |
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| Born | 12 January 1892 , Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 September 1941 (aged 49) Lokhvytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1941 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands held |
Leningrad Military District Kiev Military District Southwestern Front |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Russian Civil War Winter War World War II |
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Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Ukrainian: Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos; 12 January 1892 – 20 September 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian general of the Red Army. Being accorded the highest military decoration, the Hero of the Soviet Union title, for the skill and courage in commanding a division in the 1939-1940 Finnish campaign, Kirponos is mostly remembered for his crucial role in organizing and leading the defense of Soviet Ukraine during the Battle of Brody, the Battle of Uman and Kiev in the first months of the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis forces (led by Nazi Germany). He was killed in action in the defense of Kiev during Operation Barbarossa.
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