
Stepan Kalinin
Stepan Andrianovich Kalinin (Russian: Степа́н Андриа́нович Кали́нин; 28 December 1890 – 11 September 1975) was a Soviet army commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was promoted to Komkor (corps commander) in 1938.
He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner.
He was relieved of duty in 1944, then held in prison without being questioned for six years until his case was reopened in 1950. He was sentenced to 25 years but was freed after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953 and subsequently rehabilitated.
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- Other Names :Stepan Andrianowitsch Kalinin,Stepan Kalinin,Stepán Kalinin,Stiepan Kalinin,Stěpan Andrianovič Kalinin,Калинин, Степан Андрианович,Калінін Степан Андріанович,斯捷潘·安德里亚诺维奇·加里宁,斯捷潘·安德里亞諾維奇·加里寧
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- Country : Soviet Union
- Born on 11 September