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Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich (Russian: Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Гиршо́вич, 1904–1947), was a major general in the Red Army.
Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich | |
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 Girshovich in 1941 | |
| Native name | Михаил Григорьевич Гиршович |
| Born | April 18, 1904 Kutno, Russian Empire (now Kutno, Poland) |
| Died | July 26, 1947 (aged 43) Khabarovsk, Soviet Union (now Khabarovsk, Russia) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1947 |
| Rank | Major general (from 18 November 1944 onward) |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of Lenin Order of Kutuzov |
Early life and education
editGirshovich was born into a Jewish family of officials in Russian-occupied Poland. He finished 4 classes of Jewish schooling and moved to Belorussia.
Career
editRed Army
editGirshovich joined the Soviet Red Army in 1920. In 1926, he graduated Moscow artillery school and in 1938 graduated the anti-aircraft artillery course.
World War II
edit- Deputy commander of Army Air Defense.
Girshovich was head of Moscow Anti-aircraft warfare from 1942 to 1943.
Girshovich was the head of the Red Army Anti-aircraft warfare from 1944 to 1945.
He became the head of the Amur PVO Army, Deputy Far East PVO Commander in 1946 and died in 1947 serving in that capacity.