Mikhail Panov
| Mikhail Panov | |
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Lieutenant General Mikhail Panov
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| Born |
21 November 1901 Ovchinikov, Pskov Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 May 1979 (aged 77) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried at | Kuntsevo Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union (1919–1967) |
| Years of service | 1919–1967 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Red Army |
| Battles/wars |
Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards |
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Suvorov 1st Class Order of Suvorov 2nd Class (2) Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class |
Mikhail Feodorovich Panov (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Панов; 21 November 1901, Ovchinikov, Pskov Oblast, Russian Empire - 8 May 1979, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet general.
Born to a peasant family, Panov worked in a St. Peterburg factory from a young age. At 1919, he joined both the Communist Party and the Red Army, participating in the Civil War. On 1924 he attended a tank commanders school and underwent at 1928. He graduated from the Stalin Academy for Motorization and Mechanization at 1938, assuming command over the 48th Light Tank Brigade in November of that year. In March 1941, he was appointed commander of the 33rd Tank Division.
On the eve of the German invasion, the division was still organizing in Sokółka. It was part of the 3rd Army's 11th Mechanized Corps. When the Germans attacked, Panov launched a hasty counter-offensive. Eventually, with many other formations, the division was encircled in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk and practically wiped out. Panov broke out, reaching Soviet lines. On October, he was made an assistant to the Inspector-General of the Armored Automobiles Directorate.
At November 1942, Panov was sent to Tambov, where the 2nd Guards Army was forming, and assigned to command its Armored and Mechanized formations. On 15 December, the Army was sent to Stalingrad, halting von Manstein's assault and playing a pivotal role in Operation Little Saturn.
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