Konstantin Koroteyev

Konstantin Koroteyev
Konstantin Koroteyev
	Koroteyev in 1943
Born	25 February 1901; Shcheglovka, Bogodukhovsky Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	4 January 1953 (aged 51); Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union (1918–1953)
Years of service	1918–1953
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	12th Army,; 9th Army,; 18th Army,; 37th Army,; 52nd Army ; Transbaikal Military District ; North Caucasus Military District
Battles/wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; Soviet invasion of Poland; World War II: Battle of the Caucasus; Battle of the Dnieper; Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket; Uman–Botoşani Offensive; Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive; Vistula–Oder Offensive; Lower Silesian Offensive; Battle of Berlin; Prague Offensive;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Konstantin Apollonovich Koroteyev (Russian: Константи́н Аполло́нович Короте́ев; 25 February [O.S. 12 February] 1901–4 January 1953) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

He became colonel-general in 1944 and was awarded the title “Hero of the Soviet Union” on April 6, 1945.

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