Vasily Popov (Soviet general)

Vasily Stepanovich Popov
Born	January 8, 1894 Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	July 2, 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Years of service	1916–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1959 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	4th Cavalry Corps 28th Rifle Corps 10th Army 70th Army 43rd Army 10th Guards Army
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War Winter War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Star Order of Suvorov Order of Kutuzov

Vasily Stepanovich Popov (Russian: Василий Степанович Попов, January 8, 1894 – July 2, 1967) was a Soviet general and Hero of the Soviet Union.

He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I, attaining the rank of Praporshchik. He fought for the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war and in the war against Poland. He was made a Kombrig (brigade commander) on November 26, 1935. He fought in the war against Finland. He was made a major general in June 1940 and a lieutenant general in June 1942. He retired from the army at the age of 65. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov, the Order of Kutuzov and the Order of the Red Star.

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