Daniil Kazakevich information

Daniil Vasilievich Kazakevich
Native name	Даниил Васильевич Казакевич
Born	16 December 1902 Radzevtse village, Vilieka Uyezd, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 November 1988 (aged 85) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army Soviet Border Troops
Years of service	1920–1959
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	399th Rifle Division Moldovan Border District Southwestern Border District
Battles/wars	Polish-Soviet War World War II Operation Kutuzov Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner (5) Order of Suvorov 2nd class Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Order of the Red Banner of Labor Order of the Badge of Honor

Daniil Vasilievich Kazakevich (Russian: Даниил Васильевич Казакевич; 16 December 1902 – 28 November 1988) was a Soviet Lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Kazakevich was drafted into the Red Army in 1920 and fought in the Polish–Soviet War. In 1923 he transferred to the Soviet Border Troops. Kazakevich became an officer and by 1939 was chief of staff of a border district in the Soviet Far East. In December 1942 he became chief of staff of the Far Eastern NKVD Rifle Division, which became the 102nd Rifle Division some months later. After fighting in Operation Kutuzov, Kazakevich was given command of the 399th Rifle Division in September 1943. Kazakevich led the division through the Battle of the Dnieper, Operation Bagration and the East Prussian Offensive. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the battle for the Narew bridgeheads during September 1944. Postwar, Kazakevich returned to the Border Troops and led the Moldovan and Southwestern Border Districts. After a two-year period as an advisor to the East German Border Troops, Kazakevich became chief of the Border Troops military educational institutions. He retired in 1959 and lived in Moscow, working in the Intourist Directorate.^[1]