Filipp Alyabushev

Filipp Fyodorovich Alyabushev (November 13, 1893 June 25, 1941) was a Soviet major general in World War II.

Filipp Fyodorovich Alyabushev
BornNovember 13, 1893
DiedJune 25, 1941(1941-06-25) (aged 47)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1914–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1941 (Soviet Union)
Commands held14th Rifle Division
87th Rifle Division
Battles/wars

He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. He joined the Bolsheviks in 1918 and fought against the White movement in the subsequent civil war. He later commanded the 14th Rifle Division. He fought in the Soviet-Finnish War. At the start of the Great Patriotic War, he was the commander of the 87th Rifle Division. He was killed only 3 days into the start of Operation Barbarossa. He is reported to have asked that his division be on the frontlines of combat during Operation Barbarossa.[1]

References

  1. "13th Guards Poltavaskaya". www.13thguardspoltavaskaya.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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