Ivan Sovetnikov
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Ivan Gerasimovich Sovetnikov (June 13, 1897 - February 1, 1957) was a Soviet military leader.
Commanded the 5th Army in the 1939 Polish campaign
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Ivan Sovetnikov was awarded two Orders of Lenin
, four Orders of the Red Banner
, and numerous medals.
Commanded the 5th Army in the 1939 Polish campaign
Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)
The 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland was a Soviet military operation that started without a formal declaration of war on 17 September 1939, during the early stages of World War II. Sixteen days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west, the Soviet Union did so from the east...
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Ivan Sovetnikov was awarded two Orders of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
, four Orders of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Banner
The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
, and numerous medals.