22 Facts About Pavel Belov

Pavel Alexeyevich Belov was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Pavel Belov was nicknamed the "Fox" by the Germans and personally led the longest successful war raid, lasting five months behind the German lines.

Pavel Belov has earned legendary status and could be considered one of the greatest cavalry generals.

At the beginning of the war, Belov commanded the 2nd Cavalry Corps.

Pavel Belov's unit was the first to start the counterattack in the Battle of Moscow.

General Pavel Belov is mentioned more than any Allied General in the memoir of Franz Halder the chief of staff of the Army High Command in Nazi Germany.

Pavel Belov was one of the few generals not affected by Stalin's military purges despite having a Polish wife.

Pavel Belov was greatly respected among his peers as a general who truly cared about his soldiers.

Pavel Belov often refused to send his units into pointless attacks that his superiors often demanded.

Pavel Belov commanded a platoon of the Separate Cavalry Battalion in Tambov from July 1919, and in February 1920 transferred to command a platoon of the 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment of the Southern Front.

Pavel Belov was sent to the 7th Samara Cavalry Division, stationed in the Belorussian Military District, in January 1934, serving as assistant commander and later succeeding to the command of the division.

Pavel Belov conducted a fighting retreat from Tiraspol to Kiev.

Pavel Belov's men were armed primarily with rifles, giving the German infantry a clear advantage.

Pavel Belov played a crucial role in stopping Operation Typhoon, the German code-name for the assault on Moscow, particularly in stopping Heinz Guderian's Panzers outside of Kashira on the southern flank of Moscow, thus saving both Moscow and besieged Tula.

However, due to the cold, the water quickly froze, and Pavel Belov's forces continued to pursue.

Cav Corps Pavel Belov is floating around the area west of Kirov.

Pavel Belov recognized this reality early on when his men emerged from the forest and their first probing attacks against the hastily erected German defenses were repulsed.

Soviet air support did evacuate 3000 wounded, and ultimately Pavel Belov escaped via air.

From June 1942 until the end of the war, Pavel Belov commanded the 61st Army.

Pavel Belov then chaired the Voluntary Association for Support of the Army, Air Force, and Navy.

Pavel Belov retired from the military in 1960 and died on 3 December three years later.

Pavel Belov was buried with military honors at the Novodevichy Cemetery.