Mikhail Dratvin information

Mikhail Dratvin
Born	21 November 1897 Ekimovo, Russian Empire
Died	12 December 1953 Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Soviet Union
Years of service	1916–1953
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Kronstadt rebellion Warlord Era Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Barvenkovo–Lozovaya Offensive
Awards	Order of Lenin

Mikhail Dratvin (Russian: Михаил Иванович Дратвин; 21 November 1897, in Ekimovo  – 12 December 1953, in Moscow) was a Soviet lieutenant general. Dratvin's military career began when he was drafted into the army of the Russian Empire during World War I. He subsequently became an expert in the fields of military intelligence and signals, teaching at a number of Soviet military academies and acting as a senior military advisor to the government of China during the Warlord Era and the Second Sino-Japanese War. He fought in World War II and served as a functionary of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany at the conclusion of the war.