Timofey Shapkin
Former Soviet corps commander (1885–1943)
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Timofey Shapkin (March 5, 1885 – March 22, 1943) was a Soviet corps commander. He served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He fought in the war against Poland.
BornMarch 5, 1885
DiedMarch 22, 1943 (aged 58)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Timofey Shapkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1885 |
| Died | March 22, 1943 (aged 58) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Service years | 1906–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1943 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Commands | 4th Cavalry Corps |
| Conflicts | World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War World War II |
In World War II, he commanded the 4th Cavalry Corps. In March 1943, he fell seriously ill and died on March 22 in a hospital in Rostov-on-Don from a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Kutuzov.
Bibliography
- Vozhakin, Mikhail Georgievich, ed. (2006). Великая Отечественная. Комкоры. Военный биографический словарь [Great Patriotic War: Corps Commanders: Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. pp. 91–92. ISBN 5901679083.
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