Afanasy Beloborodov

Afanasy Beloborodov
Afanasy Beloborodov
Born	31 January [O.S. 18 January] 1903; Akinino-Baklashi, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1 September 1990 (aged 87); Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army (later Soviet Army)
Years of service	1919–1920; 1923–1968;
Rank	Army general
Commands held	78th Rifle Division; 9th Guards Rifle Division; 5th Guards Rifle Corps; 2nd Guards Rifle Corps; 43rd Army; 1st Red Banner Army; 39th Army; Voronezh Military District; Moscow Military District;
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War; 1929 Sino–Soviet conflict; World War II;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)

Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov (Russian: Афанасий Павлантьевич Белобородов; 31 January [O.S. 18 January] 1903 – 1 September 1990) was a general in the Red Army during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Between 1963 and 1968, he commanded the Moscow Military District.

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