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Pavel Rotmistrov
Born
6 July 1901 Skovorovo, Russian Empire
Died
6 April 1982(1982-04-06) (aged 80) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Years of service
1919–1968
Rank
Chief marshal of the armored troops
Commands held
3rd Guards Tank Corps 5th Guards Tank Army
Battles/wars
Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Operation Uranus Belgorod–Kharkov offensive operation Battle of Kursk Battle of Prokhorovka Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev Battle of the Lower Dnepr Operation Bagration
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Other work
Deputy Commander of the mechanized forces of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany Assistant Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
Chief marshal of the armored troops Pavel Alexeyevich Rotmistrov (Russian: Павел Алексеевич Ротмистров; 6 July 1901 in Skovorovo – 6 April 1982) was a Soviet military commander of armoured troops in the Red Army during and following World War II. He fought from the first days and was present in every major Soviet battle including Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad and for leading the 5th Guards Tank Army at the Battle of Prokhorovka at the Battle of Kursk. Rotmistrov became the first Marshal of the Soviet armoured troops.
Chief marshal of the armored troops Pavel Alexeyevich Rotmistrov (Russian: Павел Алексеевич Ротмистров; 6 July 1901 in Skovorovo – 6 April 1982) was a...
to Prokhorovka. 5th Guards Tank Army commander, Lieutenant General PavelRotmistrov, described the journey: By midday, the dust rose in thick clouds, settling...
to Prokhorovka. 5th Guards Tank Army commander, Lieutenant General PavelRotmistrov, described the journey: By midday, the dust rose in thick clouds, settling...
Lieutenant General Aleksey Zhadov's 5th Guards Army and Lieutenant General PavelRotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army. The Heer launched its attack on the morning...
aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive in July 1944, it was commanded by PavelRotmistrov. Its organisation varied throughout its history, but in general included...
onslaught of the 2nd Panzer Group, the STAVKA High Command hurled Major General Pavel Belov's 1st Guards Cavalry Corps, General Andrei Getman's 112th Tank Division...
latter no later than 8 July. The 5th Guards Tank Army, under General PavelRotmistrov was however criticized for its slowness in attaining its objectives...
liberated on the evening of 26 June. The main exploitation force, PavelRotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army, was then committed through the gap in the German...
Vasily Kryuchenkin) 39th Army 31st Army 5th Guards Tank Army (General PavelRotmistrov) 1st Air Army Chernyakhovsky ordered his main mobile 'exploitation'...
consisted of the following units, under the command of Lieutenant General PavelRotmistrov. The 18th Tank Corps joined the army from the Reserve of the High Command...
Krivoshein Galiy Adilbekov PavelRotmistrov Mikhail Panov Georgy Zhukov Vasily Chuikov Konstantin Rokossovsky Ivan Konev Pavel Belov Lev Dovator Ivan Panfilov...
right flank open. On July 12, the powerful 5th Guards Tank Army of PavelRotmistrov slammed into Hoth's flank and delivered a mortal blow to the German...
Remaining in the military after the end of the war, at the suggestion of PavelRotmistrov she attended the Military Academy of Armored and Mechanized Forces...
(Lieutenant-General Ivan Lyudnikov) 31st Army 5th Guards Tank Army (General PavelRotmistrov) 1st Air Army Having suffered mightily at the hands of Operation Bagration...
he was appointed the commander of 5th Guards Tank Army, replacing PavelRotmistrov. Volsky, suffering from tuberculosis, was hospitalized in March 1945...
sailing the Tilikum up the River Thames into London. Born: Marshal PavelRotmistrov, Soviet commander of armored troops during World War II (d. 1982) Syama...
1989 Yevgeny Ivanovich Shaposhnikov; appointed 26 August 1991 Pavel Alekseyevich Rotmistrov; appointed 21 February 1944 (chief marshal 1962) Yakov Nikolaevich...
as commander of Soviet Air Defence Forces from 1978 to 1987. Pavel Alexeevich Rotmistrov (6 July 1901 – 16 April 1982); appointed 28 April 1962. Hamazasp...
Colonel General Mikhail Shumilov's 7th Guards Army and Colonel General PavelRotmistrov's 5th Guards Tank Army, was to attack from the southwest, tasked with...
upcoming operations. In early May, army commander Lieutenant General PavelRotmistrov reorganized the tank brigades in order to create a strong corps reserve...
this, Konev "hit the ceiling" and demanded Rotmistrov's arrest for cowardice. Vatutin chose to send Rotmistrov a blistering order, stating: Immediately...
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