Pyotr Koshevoy

Pyotr Koshevoy

Petr Kirillovich Koshevoi ( _ru. Пётр Кириллович Кошевой) (December 21, 1904 — August 30, 1976) was a Soviet military leader. He took part in the Russian Civil War and commanded a corps during the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union twice - in 1944, for the taking of Sapun-gora (called a key to Sevastopol) and in 1945, for his part in the capture of Königsberg. Following the war, Koshevoi commanded the Siberian Military District in 1957-60, the Kievan Military District in 1960-65, and the Soviet forces in East Germany in 1965-69. Koshevoi was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1968. He is buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.


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