Issa Pliyev, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Issa Pliyev

Soviet military commander

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1903

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1979

Profession: writer, politician, military officer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev (also spelled as Pliev; Ossetian: ????? ?????????? ???? ???æ; Russian: ???? ????????????? ?????; 25 November [O.S.
12 November] 1903 — 2 February 1979) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (1962), twice Hero of the Soviet Union (16 April 1944 and 8 September 1945), Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1971). During World War II, Pliyev commanded several mechanized cavalry units, ranging from regiments to army corps.
The military historians David Glantz and Jonathan House described Pliyev as a "great practitioner of cavalry operations in adverse terrain".
Pliyev became known in the West largely for his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis.