Issa Pliyev
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| Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1903 Stariy Batakoyurt, Russian Empire (now North Ossetia, Russia) |
| Died | 2 February 1979 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands held | 5th Cavalry Division 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps 1st Guards Cavalry Mechanized Group Mobile Group Pliyev Soviet Mongolian Cavalry Mechanized Group 13th Army North Caucasus Military District Soviet Ground Forces in Cuba |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Moscow Battle of Romania (1944) Battle of Debrecen Invasion of Manchuria |
| Awards | Twice Hero of the Soviet Union |
Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev (Ossetic: Плиты Алыксандры фырт Иссæ; Russian: Исса Александрович Плиев) (25 November [O.S. 12 November] 1903 — 2 February 1979) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (1962), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 April 1944 and 8 September 1945), Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1971). Member of the CPSU since 1926. He was an ethnic Ossetian.
[edit] Books Authored
- Плиев И.А.. Через Гоби и Хинган (Thru the Gobi Desert and the Khingan Mountains). 1965.
- Плиев И.А.. Конец Квантунской армии (The End of the Kwataung-Army). 1969
