Pavel Kurochkin
| Pavel Alekseyevich Kurochkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1900 Gornevo, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 December 1989 (aged 89) Moscow |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1918–1970 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands held |
23rd Rifle Corps 17th Army 20th Army 43rd Army 11th Army 34th Army North-Western Front 2nd Belorussian Front 60th Army Kuban Military District |
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| Other work | Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of the Warsaw Pact Deputy to the Supreme Soviet |
Russian Civil War,
World War II:
Pavel Alekseyevich Kurochkin (Russian: Па́вел Алексе́евич Ку́рочкин; 19 November 1900 [O.S. 6 November] – 28 December 1989) was a Soviet military leader.
Pavel Kurochkin was born in the village of Gornevo, Smolensk Governorate. He joined the Red Army in 1918. Kurochkin completed his cavalry courses in Petrograd in 1920, the year when he also joined the Bolshevik Party. He graduated from the Red Army High Cavalry school in 1923, the Frunze Military Academy in 1932 and the General Staff Academy in 1940.
During the Civil War, Kurochkin saw action against General Pyotr Krasnov near Gatchina, the British-American intervention in the north and General Nikolai Yudenich in 1919. He commanded a cavalry regiment in the Polish-Soviet war and was involved in the suppression of the Tambov Rebellion in 1921.
In 1935 he was promoted to chief commander of a cavalry division. After the Soviet-Finnish war broke out, he took over as the commanding officer of 23rd Rifle Corps. From 1940 to 1941, he served as commander-in-chief of the 1st Army Group in Mongolia, commanding officer of the 17th Army in Mongolia, commander-in-chief of the Transbaikal Military District and commander-in-chief of the Orel Military District.
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