Semyon Chernetsky
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Major General Semyon Aleksandrovich Chernetsky (Russian: Семен Александрович Чернецкий) was a Ukrainian-born Russian and Soviet military conductor. He is credited as the founder of modern Russian military bands. He served as the Senior Director of the Central Military Band of the People's Commissariat of National Defense of the USSR from 1924 to 1950.
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Major General Semyon Chernetsky | |
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Birth name | Solomon Isayevich Chernetsky |
Born | (1881-10-24)24 October 1881 Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine) |
Died | 13 April 1950(1950-04-13) (aged 68) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union (now Moscow, Russia) |
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Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1924-1949 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | Central Military Orchestra of the People's Commissariat of National Defense |
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