Vasily Ivanovich Tupikov
Wassili Iwanowitsch Tupikow ( Russian Василий Иванович Тупиков , born December 31, 1901 in Kursk , † September 20, 1941 ) was a Soviet officer, most recently lieutenant general . He worked as a military attaché of the Soviet Union in Berlin until the start of the German-Soviet War .
At the beginning of the war, Lieutenant General Tupikov served as Chief of Staff of the Soviet Southwest Front under the leadership of Colonel General Michail Kirponos . Both officers died on September 20, 1941 in the Kessel Battle near Kiev .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd R. Ueberschär , Robert Buck: Der Zwanzigste Juli 1944 , Bund-Verlag, 1994, p. 285.
- ^ Walter Lammers (Ed.): "Fahrtberichte" from the time of the German-Soviet War 1941 , Harald Boldt Verlag, 1988, 71.
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| SURNAME | Tupikow, Vasily Iwanowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tupikow, WI; Тупиков, Василий Иванович (Russian); Тупиков, В. И .; Tupikov, Vasily Ivanovich (English); Tupikov, VI |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kursk |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1941 |