Iosif Popov

Iosif Ivanovich Popov
Iosif Ivanovich Popov
	Popov, c. 1945
Born	15 September 1898; Rylsk, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	6 December 1962 (aged 64); Leningrad, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Russian SFSR; Soviet Union;
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army; Red Army (later Soviet Army);
Years of service	1917, 1918–1958
Rank	Major general
Commands held	135th Rifle Division; 279th Rifle Division; 33rd Guards Rifle Corps; 94th Rifle Corps; 59th Rifle Corps;
Battles/wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; Polish–Soviet War; World War II;
Awards	Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Banner (6); Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class;

Iosif Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Ио́сиф Ива́нович Попо́в; 15 September 1898 – 6 December 1962) was a Soviet Army major general who held corps command during World War II.

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