Semyon Krivoshein
Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein | |
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Generalleutnant Mauritz von Wiktorin (left), General der Panzertruppe Heinz Guderian (center) and Kombrig Semyon Krivoshein (right) at the German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk in 1939 | |
| Born | November 28, 1899 Voronezh, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 16, 1978 (aged 78) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918 — 1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein (Russian: Семён Моисе́евич Кривоше́ин; November 28, 1899 – September 16, 1978) was a Soviet tank commander, who played a vital part in the World War II reform of the Red Army tank forces and in the momentous clash between German and Soviet tanks in the Battle of Kursk.