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Lev Mekhlis

Soviet politician (1889-1953) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 64

Lev Zakharovich Mekhlis was a Soviet politician and a prominent officer in the Red Army from 1937 to 1942. As a senior political commissar, he became one of the main Stavka representatives on the Eastern Front (1941-1945) during World War II, being involved successively with five to seven Soviet fronts.

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Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
Order of the Red Star
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Gold Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari

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Despite his fervent political engagement and loyalty to the Communist Party, various Soviet leaders, including Joseph Stalin, criticized and reprimanded Mekhlis for incompetent military leadership during World War II.

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1953 · aged 64

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