Aleksandr Stepanov (general)

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Stepanov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Stepanov
	Stepanov, 1940
Born	30 August 1893; Pepel, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 August 1941 (aged 47); near Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Russian SFSR; Soviet Union;
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army; Red Army;
Years of service	1914–1917; 1918–1941;
Rank	Major general
Commands held	14th Rifle Division; 27th Rifle Division;
Battles/wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; Polish-Soviet War; World War II;
Awards	Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of the Red Star (2);

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Stepanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Степа́нов; 30 August 1893 – 11 August 1941) was a Red Army major general.

Stepanov rose from private to officer during World War I and held brigade command during the Russian Civil War. Between the wars, he held command and staff positions and was decorated for his actions in the Winter War. He commanded the 27th Rifle Division in Belarus during the Battle of Białystok–Minsk and was killed in action while escaping from encirclement.

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