About Stepan Guryev
Lived 1902 – 1945 (aged 42). Stepan Guryev was a Russian military personnel.
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (; 1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Soviet Red Army officer and major-general in World War II who led the 5th Airborne Corps, which was reformed into the 39th Guards Rifle Division in August 1942 and fought at Stalingrad.
Biography
Appointed commander of the 16th Guards Rifle Corps in 1944, he led the Corps into East Prussia and the Battle of Königsberg.
The general was killed in action at Pillau (today Baltiysk) on 22 April 1945, three days after being awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
The city Guryevsk in the Russian Federation's Kaliningrad Oblast is named after him.
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Who was Stepan Guryev?
Soviet general during WWII (1902–1945)
When was Stepan Guryev born?
Stepan Guryev was born on 1 August 1902 in Lipetsky District.
When did Stepan Guryev die?
Stepan Guryev died on 22 April 1945 in East Prussia.
What was Stepan Guryev's occupation?
Stepan Guryev was a military personnel.
What nationality was Stepan Guryev?
Stepan Guryev was Russian.
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