Vasily Chapayev

Vasily Chapayev
Born	(1887-02-09)9 February 1887 Budayka, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire (now part of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia)
Died	5 September 1919(1919-09-05) (aged 32) Ural Oblast, Russian SFSR (now part of West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan)
Known for	Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War
Parent(s)	Ivan Stepanovich Chapaev, Yekaterina Semyonovna Chapaeva
Awards	Cross of St. George (3)

Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev or Chapaev (Russian: Василий Иванович Чапаев; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1887 – 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War.