Markian Popov
Маркиан Михайлович Попов Markian Mikhailovich Popov | |
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M. M. Popov as Lieutenant General | |
| Born | 15 November 1902 Ust-Medvediskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 April 1969 (aged 66) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Russian SFSR (1920–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1969) |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1920–69 |
| Rank | Army General |
| Commands | Northern Front Leningrad Front 61st Army 40th Army 5th Shock Army 5th Tank Army Bryansk Front 2nd Baltic Front |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Hero 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 work | Communist 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]