Alexander Gorbatov

Alexander Gorbatov
General Gorbatov c. 1955
Born	(1891-03-21)21 March 1891 Pakhotino, Russian Empire
Died	7 December 1973(1973-12-07) (aged 81) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army  Soviet Army
Years of service	1912–1937 1938–1958
Rank	General of the Army (1955)
Commands held	24th Army 3rd Army 5th Shock Army 11th Guards Army Soviet Airborne Forces Baltic Military District
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Tannenberg Battle of Galicia Gorlice–Tarnów offensive Brusilov offensive Kerensky offensive World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Alexander Vasilyevich Gorbatov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Горба́тов; 21 March 1891 – 7 December 1973) was a Russian and Soviet officer who served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and as a colonel-general in the Red Army during the Second World War, and was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Following the war, Gorbatov served as a Soviet commandant in Soviet-occupied Germany and East Germany and ultimately retired as a four-star general at the rank of General of the Army. His acclaimed autobiography, entitled "Years off My Life" was published in 1964.^[1]