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GEN Vasili Afanasyevich Glazunov

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GEN Vasili Afanasyevich Glazunov

Birth
Saratov Oblast, Russia
Death
26 Jun 1967 (aged 71)
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia
Burial
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia Add to Map
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He was a Soviet lieutenant general who was the first commander of the Soviet airborne (VDV). He was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Commands held:

59th Rifle Division
3rd Airborne Corps
Soviet airborne
4th Guards Rifle Corps
125th Rifle Corps

Battles/wars:

World War I
Brusilov Offensive
Russian Civil War

World War II
Battle of Kiev
Battles of Rzhev
Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive
Odessa Offensive
Vistula-Oder Offensive
Berlin Offensive

He was a Soviet lieutenant general who was the first commander of the Soviet airborne (VDV). He was twice awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.

Commands held:

59th Rifle Division
3rd Airborne Corps
Soviet airborne
4th Guards Rifle Corps
125th Rifle Corps

Battles/wars:

World War I
Brusilov Offensive
Russian Civil War

World War II
Battle of Kiev
Battles of Rzhev
Nikopol–Krivoi Rog Offensive
Odessa Offensive
Vistula-Oder Offensive
Berlin Offensive


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