Stepan Kalinin

Stepan Andrianovich Kalinin (28 December 1890 – 11 September 1975) was a Soviet army commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was promoted to Komkor (corps commander) in 1938. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. He retired at the age of 56.

Preceded by
New office
Commander of the 24th Army
June–July 1941
Succeeded by
Konstantin Rakutin
Preceded by
Vladimir Kurdyumov
Commander of the 66th Army
15–27 August 1942
Succeeded by
Rodion Malinovsky
Stepan Andrianovich Kalinin
Born28 December 1890
Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Died11 September 1975 (1975-09-12) (aged 84)
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1912–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1946 (Soviet Union)
Ranklieutenant general
Commands held24th Army
66th Army
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
  • Выступление С. А. Калинина на совещании высшего командного состава Красной Армии в декабре 1940 года
  • Статья о С. А. Калинине «Судьба командарма-24»
  • Коллектив авторов. «Великая Отечественная. Командармы. Военный биографический словарь» — М.; Жуковский: Кучково поле, 2005. ISBN 5-86090-113-5
  • Сборник. Командный и начальствующий состав Красной Армии в 1940—1941 гг. Структура и кадры центрального аппарата НКО СССР, военных округов и общевойсковых армий. Документы и материалы. М.;СПб.:Летний сад, 2005.
  • Калинин Степан Андрианович
  • Фото http://voenspez.ru/index.php?topic=11202.20

Sources

  • Коллектив составителей и редакторов (2006). Военный совет при народном комиссаре обороны СССР. 1938, 1940 гг.: Документы и материалы (1000 экз ed.). М: РОССПЭН. p. 336. ISBN 5-8243-0694-X.
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