Vladimir Zhdanov

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Dzimšanas datums:
29.04.1902
Miršanas datums:
19.10.1964
Mūža garums:
62
Dienas kopš dzimšanas:
44531
Gadi kopš dzimšanas:
121
Dienas kopš miršanas:
21711
Gadi kopš miršanas:
59
Tēva vārds:
Ivanovich
Papildu vārdi:
Владимир Жданов, Владимир Иванович Жданов, Vladimir Ivanovich Zhdanov
Kategorijas:
Katastrofas upuris, Militārpersona, karavīrs, Padomju Savienības varonis, Tautas varonis, Ģenerālis
Kapsēta:
Maskavas Novodevičje (Новодевичье) kapsēta

Vladimir Ivanovich Zhdanov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Жданов) (1902-1964) was a Colonel-General of Tank Troops in the armed forces of the Soviet Union. He was a Major General in the Soviet Red Army during World War II.

Military career

He began his military career in 1941 as the Assistant Commandant of the Syzransk Tank School. He attended the Military Academy of the General Staff from 1941 to 1942. From 1942 to 1944 he was the Chief of Staff of the XIII Tank Corps. He commanded the IV Guards Mechanized Corps in 1944 and 1945. From 1945 to 1947 he was the Commanding Officer of the 5th Guards Mechanized Division. He then commanded the 6th Guards Mechanized Division from 1947 to 1949. He attended the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1950 and 1951. He was the Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Military District until 1953. From 1951 to 1953 he was also the Assistant Commander in Chief of the Far Eastern Military District. He also served as the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Southern Ural Military District and the Soviet Central Group of Forces. He was also the First Assistant Commander in Chief of the Transbaikal Military District. From 1961 to 1964, he was the Senior Military Adviser to the East German Army. In 1964, he was the Commandant of the Military Academy of the Tank Forces in the Soviet Union.

He was a recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union Award.

Belgrade Offensive

He was the commander of the IV Guards Mechanized Corps in 1944 during the Belgrade Offensive. This unit captured Belgrade on October 20, 1944. He was awarded the medal Order of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia. Two streets were also named after him in Belgrade.

Death

He died on October 19, 1964 when his plane crashed at Avala while he was to attend the 20th anniversary of the Soviet liberation of Belgrade on October 20, 1944. Soviet Marshal Sergey Biryuzov was also killed in the crash. Resavska Street in downtown Belgrade was named after him from 1946 to 1951 and then again from 1965 to 1997. In 2010, a street in Novi Beograd or New Belgrade was named after him.

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