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Markian Popov

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Маркиан Михайлович Попов
Markian Mikhailovich Popov
M. M. Popov as Lieutenant General
Born(1902-11-15)15 November 1902
Ust-Medvediskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died22 April 1969(1969-04-22) (aged 66)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried atNovodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance Russian SFSR (1920–1922)
 Soviet Union (1922–1969)
Service/branch Red Army
Years of service1920–69
RankArmy General
Commands heldNorthern Front
Leningrad Front
61st Army
40th Army
5th Shock Army
5th Tank Army
Bryansk Front
2nd Baltic Front
Battles/warsRussian Civil War
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin (5)
Order of the Red Banner (3)
Order of the Red Star
Order of Suvorov (2)
Order of Kutuzov (2)
Other workCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1921–1969)

Markian Popov was a Soviet Military Commander. He was given the Hero of the Soviet Union in 1960. He was born in 1902.[1]

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