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Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov
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Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov – a Soviet military commander, a commander in the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War, Lieutenant General (1940). Hero of the Russian Federation (1996; posthumously). He was born in Tarusa, Kaluga Governorate (now Kaluga Oblast). In his childhood he helped his father at the mill, later worked at a factory and learned engraving.
After coming of age, Yefremov entered service in the Imperial Russian Army. He graduated from the Praporshchik School (warrant officers' school) and took part in World War I: he fought on the Southwestern Front and participated in the Brusilov Offensive. In the Civil War Yefremov fought on the Caucasian and Southern Fronts. His successes in the Baku operation were recognized with the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Banner of the Azerbaijan SSR No. 1. In peacetime he built a military career: he commanded rifle divisions, received higher military education and headed several military districts, proving himself a talented leader. In 1940 Yefremov was promoted to lieutenant general.
During the Great Patriotic War Yefremov commanded the 33rd Army of the Western Front. On December 26, 1941, after fierce fighting, the troops of the 33rd Army under his command went on the counteroffensive and liberated Naro-Fominsk. On April 19, 1942, Yefremov was severely wounded in a battle near the village of Zhary in Smolensk Oblast. To avoid capture, he shot himself. The Germans buried him with military honors in the village of Slobodka. After these territories were liberated by Soviet forces, Yefremov's remains were reburied in Vyazma at the Ekaterininskoye Cemetery.
Date of birth
27 February 1897
Date of death
19 April 1942
Occupation
Military