Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov
Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov | |
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| Native name | Иван Сергеевич Горбачёв |
| Born | 29 October 1902 Strechanovo, Roslavlsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 July 1941 (aged 38) Demyakhi, Belsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
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| Years of service | 1924–1941 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | 250th Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Star |
Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Горбачёв; 29 October 1902 – 25 July 1941) was a Red Army major general.
Born in a poor peasant family, Gorbachyov joined the Red Army after the end of the
Early life
Gorbachyov was born in
Interwar
Gorbachyov joined the Red Army on 30 December 1923, becoming a
In June 1934, Gorbachyov became a student at the Frunze Military Academy, from which he graduated in September 1937. In October 1937, he became chief of staff of the 2nd Railroad Brigade NKVD in the Transbaikal Military District at Chita, serving as acting commander of the brigade between 1 January and 21 July 1938. Receiving a promotion to major on 27 September of that year, he became commander of the 54th Border Detachment in Nerchinskozavodsk on 20 October 1938. On 14 February 1941, Gorbachyov was awarded the Order of the Red Star on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Border Troops.[3][2] The commander of NKVD forces in the Transbaikal district assessed him as a "mature and serious commander" who was firm, decisive, and disciplined.[1]
World War II
After Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began on 22 June 1941, several new rifle divisions were formed under the command of officers from the NKVD Border Troops. Gorbachyov was among those officers and on 27 June was appointed commander of the 250th Rifle Division, which began formation in Vladimir soon after. The officers were drawn from the NKVD Border Troops, while the enlisted men were called-up reservists. The 250th was relocated to the Rzhev area on 15 July, the same day that Gorbachyov was promoted to major general. From there the division marched through Olenino to positions south of Belyi. The division was assigned to the 30th Army and entered the Battle of Smolensk on 22 July, counterattacking towards Dukhovshchina to stop the German advance. Two days later, Gorbachyov and the division commissar visited elements of the 250th at Demyakhi. As Gorbachyov left the staff car that they arrived in at the entrance to the village and went to personally inspect the defenses, he was mortally wounded by shrapnel from a German artillery shell.[1] Gorbachyov died of his wounds in a field hospital on the next day, and was buried in Olenino.[2][3]
Personal life
Gorbachyov married and had a daughter, Galina, and two sons, Pyotr and Vladimir.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Maslov 1998, pp. 13–14.
- ^ a b c d "Горбачёв И. С. (1902-1941)" [Gorbachyov I.S. (1902-1941)]. sd250.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ a b c d Tsapayev & Goremykin 2014, pp. 654–655.
References
- Maslov, Aleksander A. (1998). Fallen Soviet Generals: Soviet General Officers Killed in Battle, 1941–1945. Translated by David Glantz. London: Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0-7146-4790-6.
- Tsapayev, D.A.; et al. (2014). Великая Отечественная: Комдивы. Военный биографический словарь [The Great Patriotic War: Division Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 3. Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 978-5-9950-0382-3.