Oka Gorodovikov

Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov (Russian: Ока Иванович Городовиков; 1 October [O.S. 19 September] 1879 in Mokraya Elmuta village, current Rostov Oblast – 26 February 1960 in Moscow) was a Kalmyk Red Army cavalry general.

Oka Gorodovikov
Born1 October [O.S. 19 September] 1879
Mokraya Elmuta village, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
(located within present-day Rostov Oblast)
Died26 February 1960(1960-02-26) (aged 80)
Moscow, USSR
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Soviet Union
Service/branchLand forces, cavalry
RankColonel general
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Biography

During July and August 1920, he commanded the 2nd Cavalry Army. He served as Inspector-General of Cavalry from 1938 to 1941, and as Deputy Commander of Cavalry from 1943 until his retirement in 1947. The town of Gorodovikovsk in his native Kalmykia was named after him in 1971.[1]

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References
  1. "Городовиков Ока Иванович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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