Vasily Pavlovich Sokolov information

Vasily Pavlovich Sokolov
Vasily Pavlovich Sokolov
	Sokolov, 1945
Born	16 June 1902; Kamenitsy, Sychyovsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	7 January 1958 (aged 55); Voronezh, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian SFSR; Soviet Union;
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1924–1926; 1932–1956;
Rank	Major general
Commands held	45th Rifle Division (became 74th Guards Rifle Division); 60th Guards Rifle Division; 45th Guards Rifle Division;
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Banner (3); Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class; Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class; Order of the Red Star (2);

Vasily Pavlovich Sokolov (Russian: Василий Павлович Соколов; 16 June 1902 – 7 January 1958) was a Soviet Army major general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

After conscript service as a junior officer, Sokolov became a militsiya officer but was recalled to active duty in the early 1930s. He held staff positions and after Operation Barbarossa served as a division chief of staff and regimental commander. Sokolov commanded the 45th Rifle Division during the Battle of Stalingrad, and continued in that position after the division became the 74th Guards Rifle Division. Severely wounded in late 1943, he returned to action as commander of the 60th Guards Rifle Division. Sokolov led the latter for the remainder of the war and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of it during the Battle of Berlin. Postwar, he held posts with the Soviet Military Administration in Germany and finished his career in the 1950s as an advisor to the East German military.

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Vasily Pavlovich Sokolov
Sokolov, 1945
Born	16 June 1902 Kamenitsy, Sychyovsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	7 January 1958(1958-01-07) (aged 55) Voronezh, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1924–1926 1932–1956
Rank	Major general
Commands held	45th Rifle Division (became 74th Guards Rifle Division) 60th Guards Rifle Division 45th Guards Rifle Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov, 2nd class Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class Order of the Red Star (2)