Boris Vladimirov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Vladimirov

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1905

Place of Birth: Gyumri, Shirak Region, Armenia

Date of Death: 01-May-1978

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Boris Alexandrovich Vladimirov (Russian: ????? ????????????? ??????????; 14 April 1905 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimirov served in the Russian Civil War after being drafted into the Red Army in 1921.
He became an officer and by 1941 was a deputy regimental commander.
After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Vladimirov successively became senior officer in charge of the formation of march battalions in the Siberian Military District, chief of staff of a ski brigade, and a rifle brigade.
He commanded the rifle brigade in the Siege of Leningrad, during the Lyuban Offensive Operation and the Sinyavino Offensive.
Vladimirov took command of the 311th Rifle Division in March 1943, leading it until the end of the war.
He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
Postwar, Vladimirov became a lieutenant general, commanded a rifle corps, and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne.
He retired in 1960 and lived in Moscow.