Yevgeny Shapovalov

Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov
Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov
Native name	Евгений Петрович Шаповалов
Born	25 December 1904; Taganrog, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	8 November 1977 (aged 72); Kiev, USSR
Buried	Лукьяновское военное кладбище
Allegiance	USSR
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1922-1955
Rank	Major general
Battles / wars	German-Soviet War, Battle of Berlin
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Banner (4); Gold Star
Other work	sovkhoz in Fastiv Raion of Kiev Oblast (1960-1965

Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Шаповалов) was a Soviet army general who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Biography

Yevgeny Shapovalov was born on December 25, 1904 in the city of Taganrog into a worker's family. He received elementary education in a Taganrog's school and worked as a shoemaker.

He joined the Red Army in 1922 and received higher military education in Kharkiv (1925) and later at Frunze Military Academy (1944). He became a member of Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1940.

During the German-Soviet War, lieutenant colonel Shapovalov commanded the 23rd Guards Infantry Division (Soviet Union), and was especially successful at the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945. On May 31, 1945, he was awarded the titles of Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.

In 1951, he graduated from the Stalin Military Academy of Tank and Mechanized Forces (Russian: Военная ордена Ленина академия бронетанковых и механизированных войск Красной Армии имени И.В.Сталина).

In 1955, he retired and worked as director of a sovkhoz in Fastiv Raion of Kiev Oblast from 1960 to 1965, after which time he became a pensioner.

He died in Kiev on November 8, 1977 and is buried at Kiev's Lukyanovskoe Military Cemetery.

Awards

Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin (2)
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Gold Star

External links and references

Yevgeny Shapovalov at War Heroes web site