Konstantin Golubev

Konstantin Dmitryevich Golubev (27 March 1896 – 9 June 1956) was a Soviet general and army commander.

Konstantin Dmitryevich Golubev
Born27 March 1896
Petrovsk, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire (modern Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast)
Died9 June 1956 (1956-06-10) (aged 60)
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Ranklieutenant general
Commands held10th Army (Soviet Union)
13th Army (Soviet Union)
43rd Army (Soviet Union)
Battles/wars

He was born in Petrovsk, Saratov Governorate (in present-day Saratov Oblast). He fought in World War I in the Imperial Russian Army before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Kutuzov, the Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", the Medal "For the Victory over Japan", the Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", the Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" and the Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow". He also received the Virtuti Militari and the Order of the Cross of Grunwald from Poland. He died in Moscow.

Preceded by
Stepan Akimov
Commander of the Soviet 43rd Army
29 October 1941 – 22 May 1944
Succeeded by
Afanasy Beloborodov

Sources

  • Коллектив авторов. «Великая Отечественная. Командармы. Военный биографический словарь» — М.; Жуковский: Кучково поле, 2005. ISBN 5-86090-113-5
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