Dmitry Mikhailovich Seleznev ( February 28, 1897 , the village of Semenovka, Tambov province [1] - October 29, 1960 , Kuibyshev ) - Soviet military leader, major general ( 1940 ).
| Dmitry Mikhailovich Seleznev | |||||||||
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| Date of Birth | February 28, 1897 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Semenovka village, Kirsanovsky district , Tambov province , Russia | ||||||||
| Date of death | October 29, 1960 (63 years old) | ||||||||
| Place of death | Kuibyshev , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire the USSR | ||||||||
| Type of army | Infantry | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1916 - 1946 | ||||||||
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| Commanded | 73rd Infantry Division , 53rd Rifle Corps , 43rd Army 17th Infantry Division , 22nd army | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I Civil war in Russia , The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||
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Military Service
World War I and Civil War
In May 1916 he was drafted into the army. In World War I, he took part in the rank of non-commissioned officer .
In October 1918 he joined the Red Army .
During the Civil War he served in the 16th Infantry Division as an organizer-organizer, military commissar of the regiment, military commissar of the artillery division and military commissar of the division headquarters.
In April 1919 he took part in battles against troops under the command of General Denikin , and from June to October 1920 - in the Soviet-Polish war . During this time he was twice wounded.
The interwar period
Since October 1921 he studied at short courses at the Communist University. Ya. M. Sverdlova in Moscow , after which he served in the Leningrad Military District as military commissar of the rifle regiment in the 16th rifle division, military commissar of the division school of the 20th rifle division , the responsible organizer of the artillery regiment, military commissar of a separate penal battalion and military commissar of a separate Leningrad Guard Battalion.
Since September 1925, he was a student of advanced training courses for the Shot team , after which he served as an assistant military commissar of the artillery regiment of the Moscow Military District , stationed in the city of Kalinin , from September 1926 . Since May 1927 he was on an internship as a company commander and assistant commander of a rifle battalion. In December 1927 he was appointed to the post of commander and military commissar of the 6th separate reserve-territorial battalion.
At the end of the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze in 1933, he served in the Siberian Military District in the following positions: from June 1933 - commander and commissar of the 280th Infantry Regiment of the 94th Infantry Division , from August 1934 - as commander of 73- th Infantry Division , and since August 1939 - as commander of the 53rd Infantry Corps .
In February 1941, "for good performance in the combat and political training of parts of the corps," he was awarded the Order of the Red Star .
World War II
In June 1941, the corps under the command of Seleznev was thrown to the west and included in the 24th army , which was in the reserve of the High Command . In early July, the corps was relocated to the area of the city of Dorogobuzh , taking up defense along the Dnieper , Vop and Uzha rivers, after which it took part in the Smolensk battle , during which the corps was surrounded and suffered heavy losses. With the exit from the environment, the remaining personnel was sent to understaff other parts, and the management of the corps was disbanded.
On August 3, 1941, Seleznev was appointed to the post of head of the rear administration - deputy commander of the 43rd Army . From August 22 to September 2, he commanded the 43rd Army. On October 10, he was appointed deputy commander of the Western Front . In this position, Seleznev took part in the Vyazemsky operation .
Since October 20, he commanded the 17th Infantry Division . After heavy defensive battles at the turn of the Nara River , the division went on the offensive in December and freed Maloyaroslavets along with other army formations. In the course of the further offensive, the division liberated the city of Medyn , reaching the Ugra River, where on the west bank it seized a bridgehead, taking possession of the settlements of Bocharov Prudka and Olzhno and switched to active defense. For these battles, Dmitry Mikhailovich Seleznev was awarded the Order of the Red Banner .
Since September 1942, he served as deputy commander of the 43rd Army. From December 16, 1942 to March 4, 1943, he served as commander of the 22nd Army of the Kalinin Front. At this time, the army defended the line southwest of Rzhev , and also took part in the Rzhev-Vyazemsky operation .
In March 1943, Seleznev was appointed to the post of deputy commander, and from April 9 to May 18 he served as commander of the 4th shock army , defending in the area of the cities of Velizh and Demidov .
From May to October 1943 he was treated at the hospital due to illness. Since October 2, he worked as deputy commander of the troops of the Volga Military District for material support.
Post-War Career
Since August 1945, Seleznev was at the disposal of the Chief of Logistics of the Red Army . In November 1946 he retired.
Dmitry Mikhailovich Seleznev died on October 29, 1960 in Kuibyshev .
Rewards
- Order of Lenin ;
- Two Orders of the Red Banner ;
- Order of the Red Star ;
- Order of the Republic ( Tuva Arat Republic );
- Medals [2] .
Literature
Team of authors . The Great Patriotic War. The commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / Under the General Ed. M. G. Vozhakina . - M .; Zhukovsky: Kuchkovo Field, 2005 .-- S. 207–209. - ISBN 5-86090-113-5 .
Notes
- ↑ Now - Inzhavinsky district of the Tambov region .
- ↑ Award sheet . Feat of the people . Date of treatment April 3, 2014.
