Andrey Matveyevich Andreyev (Russian: Андрей Матвеевич Андреев; 30 October 1905-17 November 1983) was a Soviet Army Colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Andreyev joined the Soviet Border Troops in 1924 and became an officer. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, he was given command of a border detachment. Andreyev fought in the Winter War as commander of a ski regiment of the border troops. After spending the first months of World War II as logistics chief of the 23rd Army, he was appointed to command the 43rd Rifle Division in September. In late October he took command of the 86th Rifle Division, fighting in the Nevsky Pyatachok. In April 1942 Andreyev became deputy commander of the 23rd Army and then the 42nd Army in May. He became commander of a special group in the 42nd Army's Staro-Panovo Offensive, in which he was wounded.
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12 November 1905 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Died |
17 November 1983 (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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