Vasily Yevdokimov
Vasily Pavlovich Yevdokimov | |
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Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1941 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | 50th Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Vasily Pavlovich Yevdokimov (Russian: Василий Павлович Евдокимов; 12 April 1898–July 1941) was a Red Army major general.
Yevdokimov ended the
Early life and Russian Civil War
Yevdokimov was born to a Russian working-class family on 12 April 1898 in Bezzubskova, 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Astrakhan, and completed primary school. Drafted into the Red Army in June 1918 during the Russian Civil War, he became a Red Army man in the guard company at Yenotayevka, Astrakhan Governorate, transferring to the Astrakhan Guard Detachment in May 1919. Yevdokimov completed the Astrakhan Machine Gun Commanders' Course between August 1919 and April 1920, fighting in battles against the Armed Forces of South Russia with a detachment from the course. In December 1919 he was concussed in an action at Mikhaylovka.[1][2]
After finishing the course, Yevdokimov became a platoon commander in the 180th Rifle Regiment of the 32nd Rifle Division before transferring to the 105th Cavalry Regiment of the 18th Cavalry Division of the 11th Army in July. With the latter, he fought in the suppression of the Ganja revolt. In November and December Yevdokimov commanded a platoon of the 1st Armenian Infantry Regiment in the invasion of Armenia, and in February and March 1921 participated in the invasion of Georgia, back with the 105th Cavalry Regiment.[1][2]
Interwar period
After the end of the war, Yevdokimov completed the Advanced Course for the Command Personnel of the
Yevdokimov was transferred to the
World War II
After
These experiences resulted in Yevdokimov experiencing a mental breakdown, described in a letter to his widow by regimental commander Colonel Andrey Pavlyga as increasing illogicality in orders and conversations. Pavlyga continued that "within three or four days he [Yevdokimov] became violently insane, getting worse and worse every day." He wrote that Yevdokimov accused his subordinates of treason, brandished his pistol at them, and shot at but missed division chief of staff Colonel Aleksandr Pleshkov, while also wounding a
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Tsapayev & Goremykin 2014, pp. 905–907.
- ^ a b c d e Bulkin 2018, p. 555.
- ^ Yegorov 2008, p. 473.
- ^ Yegorov 2008, pp. 588–590.
- ^ "Евдокимов Василий Павлович" [Yevdokimov, Vasily Pavlovich]. Pamyat Naroda (in Russian). Central Archives of the Russian Ministry of Defense. pp. 7–8.
Bibliography
- Bulkin, Anatoly (2018). Генералитет Красной Армии (1918-1941). Военный биографический словарь в 3-х томах [Red Army Generals, 1918–1941: Three-volume Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Penza.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 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.
- Yegorov, Dmitry (2008). Июнь 41-го. Разгром Западного фронта [June '41: The Defeat of the Western Front] (in Russian). Moscow: Yauza. ISBN 978-5-699-27810-7.