Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein

Krivoshein Simon Yaglom - Commander of the 1TH KRASNOGRADSKOGO KRASNOZNAM?NNOGO MECHANIZED CORPS 2TH GVARDEYSKOY TANK ARMY 1rd byelorussian front, guard, Lieutenant-general der panzertruppe.
Was born on 28 November 1899, in the city of voronezh, in the family kustarya. A Jew. Member of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Since 1919. Graduated from the 7 classes at the gymnasium in voronezh.
In the red army from July 1918. Participant in the civil war. Was krasnoarmeytsem 107th small regiment in voronezh province, since may 1919 krasnoarmeyets - the 12th Cavalry, 12th Rifle Division of the southern front in lugansk. Since November 1919, the - the conscription officer squadron of the 34th Cavalry, at the 6th cavalry first mounted Army, since April 1920, the - the conscription officer of the 31th, 33th and 34 Th cavalry regiments, since November 1920, the - the instructor politotdela 6th cavalry. Fought on the southern front against denikin's armies and wrangel, on the South-Western front against the polish troops.
Since 1921, is the head of the intelligence of the 2th Cavalry Brigade, officer for assignments to the commanding officer of the 1TH BRIGADE, platoon commander and squadron of the 32th Cavalry, 1th horse of the army of the north caucasus military In The County. From November 1923 to November 1925-Squadron leader of the 27th Cavalry, at the 5th cavalry in the same district.
In 1926 he graduated from courses in command of the cavalry of the red army in novocherkassk, then again was in the 5th cavalry. Since September 1928, is once again at the school.
In 1931 he graduated from the military academy of the red army on behalf of the m.v. frunze. Since May 1931, is the chief of staff of the 7th mechanized regiment of the 7th Cavalry Leningrad Military District. Since February 1933, the assistant chief of the 1th office of motorization and mechanization of the red army. Since May 1934, is the commander of the 6th mechanized regiment of the 6th Kazach?yey Division. In the year 1935-1936 was in the long-term official missions in czechoslovakia and in France.
From September 1936 to March 1937 participated in the National Revolutionary War of the Spanish people of 1936-1939 years, commanded tankovymi parts. From Brigade Commander (1937).
Since June 1937, is the commander of the 8th separate mechanized brigade of the Kiev Military District. Party fights with Japanese warmongering lake hassan in 1938, where was seconded to investigate the causes of the failures of action. Party for the liberation of the campaign of the red army in Western Belarus in 1939, at the conclusion of which, 22 September 1939 kombrig krivoshein s.m., together with a German general g. Guderianom took the parade of Soviet and German troops in belarusian city of brest...
In the period 1939-1940, participated in the Soviet-Finnish "Winter" War, where he commanded the same brigade, already pereformirovannoy in the 8TH PANZER.
By an order of the council of national commissioners of the union of Soviet Socialist Republic from 4 June 1940 Krivosheinu S. M. "was given the rank of major-general". Since May 1940, the command of the 15th mechanized division, from June 1940-2-nd tank division in the 3th Mechanized Corps. Since December 1940, the office of the chief of avtobronetankovogo pribaltic special military region. Since March 1941, is the commander of the 25th mechanized corps in kharkiv military district.
Participant of the great patriotic war since June 1941. The 25th Corps under his command fought with the German-FASCIST INVADERS in the composition of the 21th army on the western, central and bryanskom fronts, participated in the smolensk defensive battle at cities rogachev, zhlobin gomel. Since October 1941, the chief of the office of the chief avtobronetankovogo combat training of the office of the red army.
Since February 1943, the command of the 3th Mechanized Corps, transform 23 October 1943 in the 8th Guards Mechanized Corps. In the composition of the 1th tank (Then 1th gvardeyskoy tank) Army fought at voronezhskom and 1nd Ukrainian fronts. Participated in the battle of kursk, operation, Kharkiv, Zhitomir-berdichev offensive operations.
On 21 August 1943, major-general krivosheinu s.m. was given the rank of "The Lieutenant-general der panzertruppe".
From 10 February 1944 and until the end of the war, Lieutenant-general der panzertruppe krivoshein s.m. - commander of the 1TH KRASNOGRADSKOGO MECHANIZED CORPS AT THE 1rd Ukrainian and 1th belarusian fronts, whose head was involved In Proskurovsko-Chernivtsi, belarusian, Vistula-Oderskoy, Berlin offensive operations. Part of the corps of distinguished themselves in advancing the river shchara river, release of cities slonim, Brest (Belarus).
Bravely acted tank crew and their commander in the Berlin operations and in the street fighting in the capital city of Hitler's Germany - the city of Berlin. Entered in a breakthrough on the first day of the operation, 16 April, the corps has consistently broken through several milestones of defence on the outskirts of Berlin and on 20 April, the town of bernau - a powerful node of the resistance on the outskirts of him. On 21 April, the part of the corps broke into the outskirts of Berlin, captured his north-Eastern Suburbs, crossed the canal and the river spree. On 23 April, they are connected to the tanks of the 1th Ukrainian front,-circuiting it ring around Berlin. Then before 2 May Corps was heavy street fights, purge the district of Berlin Sharlotenburg and completing the assault in the central part of the city.
In the Berlin Operation Fighters-Tankers of general krivosheyeva destroyed up to 9000 soldiers and officers, 58 tanks, 61 assault gun, 282 field and anti-aircraft guns, 80 mortars, 810 machine guns, 252 cars , 34 plane. Were captured 2494 prisoners, 11 tanks, 234 different guns, 42 mortars, 273 guns, 24 warehouses, 15 Tiers, 180 freight and spetsia?nykh car.
By the decree of the presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of 29 may, 1945 for the able command of the corps and personal courage of the guard, Lieutenant-general der panzertruppe krivosheinu sem?nu moiseyevichu the rank of the hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the order of Lenin and medals "Gold Star" (no. 5869 ).
After the war, the brave komkor continued to command 1th Mechanized Corps (shortly pereformirovan in the 1th mechanized division) in the group of Soviet occupation forces in Germany. From June 1946 to October 1949, the chief of the department of armoured and mechanized troops in military academy on behalf of the m.v. frunze. From March 1950 to January 1952-Commander Bronetankovymi and mechanized forces odessa military district.
In November 1952, he graduated from higher academic courses in the higher military academy name ?.?. voroshilova, but did not receive a new appointment. Since May 1953, Lieutenant-general der panzertruppe krivoshein s.m. - in reserve, and then retired.
Died on 16 September 1978, the. Buried in the city-Hero Moscow at Kuntsevskom Cemetery (station 9-3).
Awarded the three orders of Lenin (1937, 29.05.1945,...), Three orders of the red banner (1928, 1944,...), Kutuzov's orders 1th degree (6.04.1945), Suvorov 2th degree (27.08.1943), Kutuzov 2th degree (1944), Red Star (1935), Medals, Foreign Award-winning is the order of the " Cross of Grunwald (Poland) and two polish medals. He received the title of "Honorary Citizen of the city of brest".
In the name of a hero named the ship of the ministry of river fleet, the streets in the cities of voronezh and brest. In Brest at house no 3, on the street, which is the name of the s.m. krivosheina, in memory of him a memorial plaque.