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Timofey Shapkin

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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.

Born(1885-03-05)March 5, 1885
DiedMarch 22, 1943(1943-03-22) (aged 58)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
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Timofey Shapkin
Born(1885-03-05)March 5, 1885
DiedMarch 22, 1943(1943-03-22) (aged 58)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Service years
1906–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1943 (Soviet Union)
Rank
lieutenant general
Commands4th Cavalry Corps
Conflicts
World War I
Russian Civil War
Polish–Soviet War
World War II
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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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