1. Boris Alexandrovich Vladimirov was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
16 Facts About Boris Vladimirov
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Boris Vladimirov became an officer and by 1941 was a deputy regimental commander.
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Boris Vladimirov commanded the rifle brigade in the Siege of Leningrad, during the Lyuban Offensive Operation and the Sinyavino Offensive.
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Boris Vladimirov took command of the 311th Rifle Division in March 1943, leading it until the end of the war.
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Postwar, Boris Vladimirov became a lieutenant general, commanded a rifle corps, and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne.
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Boris Vladimirov was born on 14 April 1905 in Alexandropol in Russian Armenia to the family of a civil servant.
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Boris Vladimirov was drafted into the Red Army in June 1921 and fought in the Russian Civil War.
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Boris Vladimirov became a machine gunner, machine-gun platoon commander, machine-gun company commander, and led a separate reconnaissance battalion in Cheremkhovo.
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The brigade was sent to the front with Boris Vladimirov commanding during February 1942.
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In 1943, Boris Vladimirov became a Communist Party of the Soviet Union member.
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On 29 May 1945, Boris Vladimirov was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd class.
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Boris Vladimirov was awarded his second Order of Lenin in November 1945.
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On 15 November 1950, Boris Vladimirov was awarded a third Order of the Red Banner.
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Boris Vladimirov commanded a rifle corps and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne forces.
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On 8 August 1955, Boris Vladimirov was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
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Boris Vladimirov died on 1 May 1978 and was buried in the Vvedenskoye Cemetery.