Alexander Kostitsyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Kostitsyn

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1904

Place of Birth: Verkhneuralsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1943

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Alexander Stepanovich Kostitsyn (Russian: ??????´??? ?????????? ????????; 9 June 1904 – 24 July 1943) was a Red Army major general killed during World War II. An NKVD troops officer before the war, Kostitsyn became a regimental commander in the Red Army during mid-1941 and led his regiment in the Battles of Rzhev.
He became commander of the 183rd Rifle Division in early 1942 but was seriously wounded, spending several months hospitalized.
After briefly becoming commander of the 172nd Rifle Division following his recovery, Kostitsyn returned to the 183rd, leading it in the Third Battle of Kharkov, the Battle of Kursk, and the subsequent Soviet offensive.
He was killed by an artillery shell that struck his headquarters in late July.