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Iosif Gusakovsky

Soviet army general (1904-1995) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 90

Iosif Iraklievich Gusakovsky was a Soviet military leader during World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II for his command of the 44th Guards Tank Brigade. He remained in the military after the war and in 1968 became a General of the Army.

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1995Died20 February 1995Order of FriendshipAward1985Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAward1945Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of the Red BannerAward1944Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAwardOrder of the Red BannerAwardOrder of the Red StarAward1943Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAwardOrder of the Red BannerAwardOrder of the Red StarAward1942Medal "For Courage"Award1904Born12 December 1904

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Awards

Order of Friendship1995
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1985
Hero of the Soviet Union1945
Gold Star medal1945
Order of the Red Banner1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1944
Gold Star medal1944
Order of the Red Banner1944
Order of Lenin1944
Order of the Red Star1944
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1943
Order of the Red Banner1943
Order of the Red Star1943
Medal "For Courage"1942
Order of the October Revolution
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
Zhukov Medal
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Commander of the Order of Military Virtue
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1995 · aged 90

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