Yevgeny Shapovalov
Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov | |
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Native name | Евгений Петрович Шаповалов |
Born | Taganrog, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire | 25 December 1904
Died | 8 November 1977 Kiev, USSR | (aged 72)
Buried | Лукьяновское военное кладбище |
Allegiance | USSR |
Service/ | 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 , 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 Kyiv's .
Awards[]
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin (2)
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Gold Star
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- 1904 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Taganrog
- People from Don Host Oblast
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Soviet major generals
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Frunze Military Academy alumni
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner