Andrei Shkuro
Russian Cossack lieutenant general (1887–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrei Grigoriyevich Shkuro (Russian: Андрей Григорьевич Шкуро, Ukrainian: Андрій Григорович Шкуро; 19 January [O.S. 7 January] 1887 – 17 January 1947) was a Russian military officer of Cossack origin, lieutenant general (1919) of the White Army.
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Andrei Grigoriyevich Shkuro | |
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Born | (1887-01-19)19 January 1887 Pashkovskaya (now part of Krasnodar), Kuban Oblast, Russian Empire |
Died | 17 January 1947(1947-01-17) (aged 59) Lefortovo Prison, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Kuban White Movement Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army White movement 1st SS Cossack Cavalry Division |
Years of service | 1907–1920 1943–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Awards | Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of Saint Anna |
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