Timofey Shapkin
Appearance
Timofey Shapkin | |
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Born | March 5, 1885 |
Died | March 22, 1943 | (aged 58)
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
Years of service | 1906–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1943 (Soviet Union) |
Rank | lieutenant general |
Commands | 4th Cavalry Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War World War II |
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Timofey Shapkin (March 5, 1885 – March 22, 1943) was a Soviet corps commander. He served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He fought in the war against Poland. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Kutuzov.
Bibliography
- Vozhakin, Mikhail Georgievich, ed. (2006). Великая Отечественная. Комкоры. Военный биографический словарь [Great Patriotic War: Corps Commanders: Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. pp. 91–92. ISBN 5901679083.