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Pages in category "Soviet military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,093 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) -
Vilen "Willi" Tokarev was "octobered" with the name Vilen after V.I. Lenin [1] [2]. Given names of Soviet origin appeared in the early history of the Soviet Union, [3] coinciding with the period of intensive word formation, both being part of the so-called "revolutionary transformation of the society" with the corresponding fashion of neologisms and acronyms, [4] which Richard Stites ...
The Russian National People's Army, as it was called by its leaders, was known by several names during its existence. Though their chevrons and officially-produced material referred to them as such, German documents referred to them by two alternatively-used names; Sonderverband Graukopf ("Special Group Grey Head") and Russisches Bataillon z.b.V. (Special-Purpose Russian Battalion).
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Leonid Govorov, World War II Soviet marshal, led Operation Spark (1943) which broke the blockade of Leningrad; Andrei Grechko, World War II Soviet marshal, Soviet Defence Minister under Brezhnev; Ivan Gudovich, field marshal, conquered Khadjibey and Anapa in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), conquered Dagestan in the Russo-Turkish War (1806 ...
The T-70 light tank was used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small numbers when light tank production was abandoned.
Armies which distinguished themselves in combat during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 often became Guards armies. These included the 8th Guards Army. Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and soldiers of the Red Army in Petrograd. As World War II went on, the complement of supporting units attached to a Soviet army became larger and more complex.