Mikhail Katukov

Mikhail Katukov
Born	17 September [O.S. 4 September] 1900[1] Bolshoe Uvarovo, Kolomensky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 June 1976(1976-06-08) (aged 75)[1] Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Russia (1919–1922)  Soviet Union (1922–1963)
Years of service	1919–1963
Rank	Marshal of the armoured troops
Unit	Armoured Troops
Commands held	1st Tank Corps 3rd Mechanized Corps 1st Tank Army/1st Guards Tank Army 5th Guards Mechanized Army
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War World War II Battle of Moscow Operation Mars Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Vistula Oder Operation Battle of Berlin
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Other work	Commander of Armored Forces of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany Inspector General of the Army

Marshal of Armoured Troops Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Катуко́в [katuˈkɔf] 17 September [O.S. 4 September] 1900 – 8 June 1976) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following World War II. He is viewed as one of the most talented Soviet armor commanders.^[2] Mikhail Katukov holds the honor of the first major victory of the Soviet armored forces, the victory from October 4 to October 11, 1941 at Mtsensk over the 3rd and 4th tank divisions, which were part of the Guderian's Panzergruppe 2 in the Battle of Moscow. His other notable command during the German-Soviet War were that of 1st Guards Tank Army, which he commanded during the Battle of Kursk (1943), the Proskurov-Chernovtsy Operation (1944), the Lvov-Sandomierz Operation (1944), the Vistula Oder Operation (1945), and the Battle of Berlin (1945). He commanded 1st Guards Tank Brigade during the Battle of Moscow (1941), and 3rd Mechanised Corps^[3] during Operation Mars (1942).