Ilya Smirnov

Ilya Kornilovich Smirnov (Russian: Илья Корнилович Смирнов; 30 July 1887 – 28 June 1964) was a Soviet army general. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Kutuzov. He retired in 1953 at the age of 66.

Ilya Smirnov
Born	30 July 1887 Parfenyevsky District, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 June 1964 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1908–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1953 (Soviet Union)
Rank	lieutenant general
Commands held	18th Army 24th Army 4th Guards Army Lvov Military District
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II

References

• Vozhakin, Mikhail Georgievich, ed. (2005). Великая Отечественная. Командармы. Военный биографический словарь [The Great Patriotic War: Army Commanders: Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. pp. 213–215. ISBN 5860901135.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Kuzelenkov, V.N., ed. (2005). Командный и начальствующий состав Красной Армии в 1940-1941 гг [Commanders and command staff of the Red Army 1940–1941] (in Russian). Moscow/St. Petersburg: Letny sad. pp. 198–199. ISBN 5-94381-137-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Коллектив составителей и редакторов (2006). Военный совет при народном комиссаре обороны СССР. 1938, 1940 гг.: Документы и материалы (1000 экз ed.). Moscow: РОССПЭН. p. 336. ISBN 5-8243-0694-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Fyodor Kamkov	Commander of the 18th Army February–April 1942	Succeeded by Fyodor Kamkov
Preceded by Iakov Broud	Commander of the 24th Army May 12 – July 15, 1942	Succeeded by Vladimir Martsinkevich
Preceded by Alexander Ryzhov	Commander of the 4th Guards Army February 3–22, 1944	Succeeded by Ivan Galanin