Markian Popov
Soviet general (1902-1969)
Markian Popov was a Soviet Military Commander. He was given the Hero of the Soviet Union in 1960. He was born in 1902.[1]
Маркиан Михайлович Попов Markian Mikhailovich Popov | |
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Born | Ust-Medvediskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire | 15 November 1902
Died | 22 April 1969 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 66)
Buried at | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Allegiance | Russian SFSR (1920–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1969) |
Service/branch | Red Army |
Years of service | 1920–69 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands held | Northern Front Leningrad Front 61st Army 40th Army 5th Shock Army 5th Tank Army Bryansk Front 2nd Baltic Front |
Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (5) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of the Red Star Order of Suvorov (2) Order of Kutuzov (2) |
Other work | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1921–1969) |