Matvei Vainrub, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matvei Vainrub

Soviet general

Date of Birth: 02-May-1910

Place of Birth: Barysau, Minsk Region

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1998

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Belarus

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Matvei Vainrub (May 2, 1910, Barysaw, Belarus, Russian Empire – February 14, 1998, Kiev) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the tank troops and deputy commander of the 62nd Army (later 8th Guards Army) in the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union.
Postwar, he was deputy commander of the Kiev Military District.
Vainrub had a long career in the Soviet military, retiring in 1970.
He was a brother of Evsei Vainrub.