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Semyon Bogdanov

1894 - 1960

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Semyon Ilyich Bogdanov (Russian: Семён Ильи́ч Богда́нов; 10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1894 – 12 March 1960) was a Soviet Marshal of tank forces, and twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he was deputy commander of the 5th Army (1941–1942), commander of the 6th Mechanized Corps (1942–1943), and later commander of the 2nd Tank Army, which transformed into the 2nd Guards Tank Army in November 1944. Units under Semyon Bogdanov's command took part in the Battle of Moscow, in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky, Uman-Botoshany, Belarusian, Vistula-Oder, East Pomeranian and Berlin operations. His 2nd Guards Tank Army was the first Soviet Army to enter Berlin during combat operations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Semyon Bogdanov is the 1,697th most popular military personnel (down from 1,003rd in 2019), the 1,585th most popular biography from Russia (down from 839th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Semyon Bogdanov ranks 1,697 out of 2,058. Before him are Oskar Gripenberg, George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, Nadezhda Popova, Karl Decker, Valentín González, and Arnold Meri. After him are Dmitry Senyavin, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, Pyotr Gavrilov, Karl Allmendinger, and Gregor MacGregor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Semyon Bogdanov ranks 184. Before him are Krešimir Baranović, Vladimir Triandafillov, Heikki Liimatainen, James Anderson, Walter Piston, and Tiny Sandford. After him are Bertha Lutz, Nita Naldi, Surya Sen, Georges Carpentier, Harold Innis, and Janko Alexy. Among people deceased in 1960, Semyon Bogdanov ranks 158. Before him are Paul Fort, Bogoljub Jevtić, Alexandre Lippmann, Joseph Lamb, Teodoro Picado Michalski, and Ayşe Sultan. After him are Ian Keith, Arthur Meighen, Pedro Arispe, Henri De Deken, Bodil Katharine Biørn, and Willem Elsschot.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Semyon Bogdanov ranks 1,585 out of 3,761. Before him are Valery Gazzaev (1954), Nikolay Kamov (1902), Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903), Viktor Nogin (1878), Fyodor Vasilyev (1850), and Alexei Fedchenko (1844). After him are Dmitry Senyavin (1763), Johannes Bobrowski (1917), Aleksey Remizov (1877), Herman of Alaska (1756), Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (1875), and Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Semyon Bogdanov ranks 129. Before him are Yevfimiy Putyatin (1803), Vasily Gordov (1896), Aleksandr Baryatinsky (1815), Vladimir Tributs (1900), Alexander Gorbatov (1891), and Nadezhda Popova (1921). After him are Dmitry Senyavin (1763), Pyotr Gavrilov (1900), Ivan Maslennikov (1900), Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov (1851), Anatoly Kvashnin (1946), and Mikhail Devyataev (1917).

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