Mikhail Khozin
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Mikhail Semyonovich Khozin (Russian: Михаи́л Семёнович Хо́зин; 22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1896 – 27 February 1979) was a Soviet general.
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Mikhail Semyonovich Khozin | |
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Native name | Михаил Семёнович Хозин |
Born | 22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1896 Skachikha Village, Kirsanovsky Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 27 February 1979(1979-02-27) (aged 82) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1915–1917) Soviet Russia (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1963) |
Years of service | 1915–1963 |
Rank | Colonel-general |
Commands held | 32nd Rifle Division 34th Rifle Division 36th Rifle Division 18th Rifle Division 1st Rifle Corps Leningrad Front 20th Army 33rd Army 54th Army Volga Military District |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of Lenin (twice) |
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He was the commander of the Leningrad Front from October 1941 to June 1942, until he was relieved from command and replaced by Leonid Govorov for failing to relieve the 2nd Shock Army.