Pavel Batov
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Pavel Ivanovich Batov was a senior Red Army general during the Second World War and afterwards, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Batov fought in World War I, where he was awarded the Cross of St. Georg
Pavel Batov in 1916
Batov (furthest right) in XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War
Batov (left) in Stalingrad
The original 186th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army, formed just before the start of the Second World War, in the Ural Military District, based on the pre-September 13, 1939 sht
Moscow counteroffensive. Note advance of 22nd Army on the far left.