Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (January 12, 1892 — September 20, 1941) was a Ukrainian-born general of the Red Army. Being accorded the the highest military decoration, the Hero of the Soviet Union title, for the skill and courage in commanding a division in the 1939-1940 Finnish campaign, … Wikipedia
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