Vladimir Kolpakchi
Born7 September 1899
Kiev, Russian empire
Died17 May 1961(1961-05-17) (aged 61)
Odessa, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1917–1961
RankArmy General
Commands held8th Rifle Division
12th Rifle Corps
18th Army
62nd Army
30th Army
63rd Army
69th Army
Baku Military District
40th Army
1st Red Banner Army
6th Army
Northern Military District
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Suvorov

Vladimir Yakovlevich Kolpakchi (Russian: Владимир Яковлевич Колпакчи, Ukrainian: Володимир Якович Колпакчи; 7 September 1899 in Kiev 17 May 1961 in Moscow) was a Soviet general during World War II. For his role in the successful Vistula-Oder offensive he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 6 April 1945.[1][2]

He was the first commander of what became the famed Soviet 62nd Army, holding the post between July and August. He also lead the 30th Army between November 1942 and April 1943, Participating in the 1943 Battles of Rzhev, and the 69th Army from April 1944 to May 1945, participating in the Lublin-Brest Offensive and the Vistula-Oder Offensive, and finishing the War at the Battle of Berlin. Following the War, he had also lead the Baku Military District, 1st Red Banner Army and Northern Military Military District, before dying, among other Generals, in a helicopter crash on 17 May 1961.

References

  1. "Колпакчи Владимир Яковлевич". warheroes.ru. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. Wieczynski, Joseph L. (1976). The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History. Academic International Press. ISBN 978-0-87569-064-3.
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