Mikhail Kirponos

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Soviet general human military commander

Mikhail Kirponos was a Soviet general best known for leading Red Army forces in the early stages of the German invasion of the USSR during World War II, particularly in the defense of Ukraine.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet general → human → military commander →
allegiance	Russian Empire → Soviet Union NERFINISHED →
awardReceived	Hero of the Soviet Union → Order of Lenin → Order of the Red Banner →
burialPlace	mass grave near Lokhvytsia →
causeOfDeath	killed in action →
citizenship	Soviet Union →
conflict	Eastern Front of World War II → German–Soviet War → World War II →
country	Soviet Union →
dateOfBirth	1892-01-12 →
dateOfDeath	1941-09-20 →
era	20th century →
ethnicGroup	Ukrainian →
honorificTitle	Hero of the Soviet Union →
languageSpoken	Russian →
memberOf	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
militaryBranch	Workers' and Peasants' Red Army →
militaryRank	Colonel General →
militaryUnit	Kiev Special Military District → Southwestern Front of the Red Army →
nativeLanguage	Ukrainian →
notableFor	Soviet defensive operations in Ukraine in 1941 → attempt to break out of Kiev encirclement in 1941 → command during the Battle of Kiev (1941) → defense of Ukraine in 1941 → leadership in early stages of Operation Barbarossa →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	Russian Civil War → Winter War → World War I →
placeOfBirth	Verkhnye, Russian Empire →
placeOfDeath	near Lokhvytsia, Ukrainian SSR →
positionHeld	commander of Kiev Special Military District → commander of Southwestern Front →
serviceNumber	Red Army officer →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Soviet Southwestern Front →	commander