Mikhail Kirponos

Soviet general (1892-1941) Date Of Birth : 1891-12-31T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1941-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Ukrainian: Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos; 12 January 1892 – 20 September 1941) was a Soviet general of the Red Army during World War II. Being accorded the highest military decoration, the Hero of the Soviet Union title, for the skill and courage in commanding a division in the 1939-1940 Finnish campaign, Kirponos is remembered for his leading role in the failed defense of Ukraine during the Battle of Brody, the Battle of Uman, and Kiev in the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. He was killed during mortar shelling while trying to break out of the Kiev encirclement on 20 September 1941.

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  • Other Names :Michail Petrovič Kirponos,Michail Petrowitsch Kirponos,Michaił Kirponos,Mihail Kirponos,Mijaíl Kirponós,Mikhail Kirponos,Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos,Mikhaïl Kirponós,Кирпонос Михайло Петрович,Кирпонос, Михаил Петрович,Михаил Кирпонос,Міхаіл Пятровіч Кірпанос,מיכאיל קירפונוס,ميخائيل كيربونوس,میخائیل کیرپونوس,ミハイル・キルポノス,米哈伊爾·彼得羅維奇·基爾波諾斯,미하일 키르포노스
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  • Country : Soviet Union
  • Born on 20 September