Anatoly Petrakovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anatoly Petrakovsky

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1901

Place of Birth: Nova Odesa Raion, Ukraine

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1969

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Anatoly Petrakovsky

  • Anatoly Iosifovich Petrakovsky (Russian: ???????? ????????? ????????????; 28 December 1901 – 3 September 1969) was a Ukrainian Soviet Army major general and Hero of the Soviet Union.
  • After joining the Red Army in 1922, Petrakovsky became an officer and rose through the ranks.
  • On the eve of the Winter War, he was a battalion commander in the 13th Rifle Division.
  • Petrakovsky was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his leadership of the battalion.
  • After Operation Barbarossa, he became commander of the 395th Rifle Division.
  • He led the division during the Battle of Rostov and the Battle of Voronezh but was relieved of command due to a "systemic failure to comply with orders".
  • In August 1943, Petrakovsky became commander of the 57th Rifle Corps but lost command of the corps and was sent to hospital to receive treatment for an illness.
  • After graduating from the Military Academy of the General Staff, he was appointed deputy commander of 16th Army and participated in the Invasion of South Sakhalin.
  • Postwar, Petrakovsky served in various staff positions and retired in 1956.

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