Fyodor Kolchuk
Fyodor Samuilovich (Samoilovich) Kolchuk (Russian: Фёдор Самуилович (Самойлович) Колчук; September 15, 1894 – January 3, 1972) was a Soviet military officer. He was a soldier of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I who rose to the rank of major general of the Red Army during the Second World War. Kolchuk's career saw a variety of highs and lows, but he eventually compiled a distinguished record of service.
Fyodor Kolchuk | |
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| Birth name | Fyodor Samuilovich Kolchuk |
| Born | September 15, 1894 Village Podlesye, Zhabinka District, Brest Region, Belarus |
| Died | January 3, 1972 (aged 77) Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1915–1917) Soviet Union (1918–1953) |
| Years of service | 1915–1953 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 214th, 208th, 210th Rifle Regiments, 24th Rifle Division 4th Turkestan Regiment, 2nd Rifle Division 6th Railway Brigade 182nd Reserve Rifle Regiment 353rd Rifle Division 37th Rifle Corps 1st Automobile School |
| Battles/wars | Eastern Front (World War I) Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (Three) Order of Suvorov 2nd Class (Two) Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
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