Stepan Guryev
Stepan Savelyevich Guryev | |
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| Born | 1 August 1902 Romanovo, Russian Empire (now Lenino, Lipetsk Oblast, Russian Federation) |
| Died | 22 April 1945 (aged 42) Pillau, East Prussia (now Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Red Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1945 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (Russian: Степан Савельевич Гурьев; 1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Soviet Red Army officer and major-general in World War II who led the , which was reformed into the 39th Guards Rifle Division in August 1942 and fought at Stalingrad.[1]
Biography[]
Monument to Guryev in Guryevsk
Appointed commander of the in 1944, he led the Corps into East Prussia and the Battle of Königsberg.
The general was killed in action at Pillau (today Baltiysk) on 22 April 1945, three days after being awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Guryev at an observation post in Stalingrad, 1943
The city Guryevsk in the Russian Federation's Kaliningrad Oblast is named after him.
References[]
- ^ Walsh, Stephen (2000). Stalingrad: The Infernal Cauldron, 1942-1943. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-312-26943-9.
External links[]
- Brief biography (in Russian)
Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Lipetsky District
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Soviet major generals
- Soviet military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class