Matvei Vainrub

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Matvei Grigorievich Vainrub
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Native name
Матвей Григорьевич Вайнруб
Born20 May 1910
Barysaw, Russian Empire
Died14 February 1998
Kiev, Ukraine
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
RankGeneral-lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Matvei Grigorievich Vainrub (Russian: Матвей Григорьевич Вайнруб; 2 May 1910 – 14 February 1998) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the tank troops and deputy commander of the 62nd Army (later 8th Guards Army) in the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union. Postwar, he was deputy commander of the Kiev Military District. Vainrub had a long career in the Soviet military, retiring in 1970. He was a brother of Yevsei Vainrub.[1]

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  1. ^ "Вайнруб Матвей Григорьевич" [Vainrub Matvei Grigorievich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-21.

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