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Nicolai Vatutin

Nikolai Vatutin
Николай Ватутин, 1943 год.jpg
Vatutin in 1943
Native name Никола́й Фёдорович Вату́тин
Born (1901-12-16)16 December 1901
Chepukhino, Voronezh Governorate (now in Belgorod Oblast), Russian Empire
Died 15 April 1944(1944-04-15) (aged 42)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance  Soviet Union
Years of service 1920–1944
Rank Army General
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards

Hero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 1st class

Order of Kutuzov 1st class
Relations Tatiana Romanovna Vatutina (wife)
Jelena (daughter, 1930–2016)
Viktor (son, 1932–?)
Signature Nikolay Vatutin Signature 1939.png

Hero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov 1st class

Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin (Russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Вату́тин; 16 December 1901 – 15 April 1944) was a Soviet military commander during World War II. Vatutin was responsible for many Red Army operations in Ukraine as commander of the Southwestern Front, the Voronezh Front during the Battle of Kursk and the 1st Ukrainian Front during the liberation of Kiev. He was ambushed and mortally wounded in February 1944 by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.


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