Arkhip Ivanovich Kolpakov ( 1892 - 1944 ) - Major General of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars.
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| Date of Birth | February 18, 1892 |
| Place of Birth | Omar village, Mamadysh district , Tatarstan |
| Date of death | September 10, 1944 (52 years old) |
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| Affiliation |  Russian Empire the USSR |
| Type of army | quartermaster |
| Years of service | 1913 - 1944 |
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| Battles / wars | Civil war in Russia , The Great Patriotic War |
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Biography
Arkhip Kolpakov was born on February 18, 1892 in the village of Omar (now the Mamadysh district of Tatarstan ) [1] . In 1913, he was called up for service in the royal fleet. He began his service as a sailor in minesweepers. He graduated from the radio telegraph courses of the Mining Squad, after which he served as a radio telegrapher in the Baltic Fleet [2] .
In 1919, Kolpakov went to serve in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. He participated in the battles of the Civil War on the Eastern Front . After graduation, he continued to serve in various military ports of the USSR. In 1929, Kolpakov graduated from advanced training courses for senior and commanding personnel, in 1935 - a special course at the Naval Academy [2] .
In 1934 - 1937, the 1st rank quartermaster Kolpakov led the Kronstadt Marine Shipyard . On February 25, 1938 he was arrested on charges of sabotage and participation in an anti-Soviet military conspiracy, but on August 13, 1939 the case against him was dismissed due to insufficient evidence [1] . After his release, he worked at the Central Naval Museum . From September 1940 until the outbreak of World War II, he commanded the Kronstadt seaport [2] .
During the Great Patriotic War, Kolpakov served as deputy chief of logistics of the Baltic Fleet , as well as chief of logistics of the Kronstadt Naval Base [2] . June 17, 1942 he was awarded the title of Major General of the Quartermaster Service. He died on September 10, 1944 [3] , was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kolpakov Arkhip Ivanovich in the lists of the Memorial Society. . Memorial Society . Date of appeal September 26, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Lurie V. M. Admirals and generals of the Navy of the USSR during the Great Patriotic and Soviet-Japanese Wars (1941-1945) . - SPb. : Russian-Baltic Information Center BLITZ, 2001. - 280 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-86789-102-X .
- ↑ Kolpakov Arkhip Ivanovich . [1] . Date of appeal September 26, 2014.