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Gieorgij Sofronow

Soviet general (1893-1973) · Russia · On the map · Died at 79

Georgy Pavlovich Sofronov was a Soviet general. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and fought for the Workers and Peasants Red Army during the subsequent Civil War. He was made a Kombrig in 1935 and a Komkor in 1937.

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A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026

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Awards

Order of the Red Banner

Order of Lenin

Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"

Order of Kutuzov, 1st class

Order of Suvorov, 2nd class

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"

Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"

Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"

About this person

During Operation Barbarossa, he defended the city of Odessa against the forces of Nazi Germany and Romania. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Kutuzov and the Order of Suvorov.

Country

Russia

Type

Other

Status

Deceased

Dates

Lived 1893 to 1973 · aged 79