Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov
Oka Gorodovikov | |
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Born |
1 October 1879 Russian Empire (now Rostov Oblast) |
Died |
26 February 1960 80) Moscow | (aged
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/branch | Land forces, cavalry |
Rank | Colonel general |
Awards |
Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov (Russian: Городовиков, Ока Иванович; 1 October [O.S. 19 September] 1879 in Mokraya Elmuta village, current Rostov Oblast – 26 February 1960 in Moscow) was a Soviet cavalry general of Kalmyk and Cossack[1] ethnicity, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Biography
During July and August 1920, he commanded the 2nd Cavalry Army.
He served as Inspector-General of Cavalry from 1938 to 1941, and as Deputy Commander of Cavalry from 1943 until his retirement in 1947.
The town of Gorodovikovsk in his native Kalmykia was named after him in 1971.
References
- ↑ A. Shipov 100 great Cossacks http://fisechko.ru/100vel/kazakov/86.html
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