Alexander Ivanovich Pastrevich ( 1897 - 1973 ) - Soviet commander; Kombrig (1939), Major General (1940).
| Pastrevich Alexander Ivanovich | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | September 13, 1897 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Cherikov , Russian empire (now Mogilyov region of Belarus) | ||||||
| Date of death | September 18, 1973 (76 years) | ||||||
| Place of death | the USSR | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire the USSR | ||||||
| Rank |  Major General | ||||||
| Battles / Wars | First World War , Russian Civil War , Soviet-Finnish war , The Great Patriotic War | ||||||
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Biography
Born on September 13, 1897 in the city of Cherikov of the Russian Empire, now the Mogilev region of Belarus. Russian.
In RIA - since 1916, in the First World War he served as an ensign . In the Red Guard since December 1917, in the Red Army since May 1918. Member of the Civil War in Russia - the company commander, battalion, assistant regiment commander. After the civil war he continued his military service, becoming commander of a rifle regiment.
Member of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 and the Great Patriotic War. Took part in many military operations.
Achievement list:
- in 1939 he was appointed commander of the 138th rifle division ;
- from February 15, 1940 to January 1941 - Commander of the 150th Infantry Division ;
- from 01/17/1941 to 07/15/1941 - Commander of the 95th Infantry Division ;
- from October 1941 - Commander of the 6th Airborne Corps;
- from August 1942 - Commander of the 10th Guards Rifle Division;
- until June 1943 - commander of the 40th Guards Rifle Division ;
- from 07/21/1944 to 08/03/1944 - commander of the 1st Guards Rifle Division ;
- From 10/26/1944 to 12/06/1944 - Commander of the 18th Guards Rifle Division .
Then he was deputy commander of the 8th Guards Rifle Corps. Since February 1945, Alexander Ivanovich was treated. From September 1945, A. I. Pastrevich - Head of the Department of Combat and Physical Training of the Headquarters of the Voronezh Military District , since February 1946 - in the same position in the Moscow Military District . From October 1946 - Deputy Commander of the 357th Infantry Division in the Turkestan Military District , since April 1949 Deputy Commander of the 367th Infantry Division in the Belarusian Military District . From May 1951 he was appointed head of the District Combined Advanced Training Courses for officers of the Northern Military District . In retirement - since 1952. He died on September 18, 1973 . [one]
Awards
- He was awarded the Order of Lenin (February 22, 1945), three Orders of the Red Banner (1940, 1944?), The Order of the Patriotic War, I Degree (March 17, 1943), as well as many medals, including the XX Years of the Red Army (1938) and victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. "