Andrei Shkuro
Andrei Grigoriyevich Shkuro (Russian: Андрей Григорьевич Шкуро, Ukrainian: Андрій Григорович Шкуро; 19 January [O.S. 7 January] 1887 – 17 January 1947) was a Russian military officer of Cossack origin, lieutenant general (1919) of the White Army.
Andrei Grigoriyevich Shkuro | |
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| Born | 19 January 1887 Pashkovskaya (now part of Krasnodar), Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 January 1947 (aged 59) Lefortovo Prison, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Kuban White Movement Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army White movement 1st SS Cossack Cavalry Division |
| Years of service | 1907–1920 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Saint Anna |
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