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Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov | |
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Native name | Михаил Степанович Шумилов |
Born | 17 November 1895 Verchne Tečenskoe, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire (today Kataysky District, Kurgan Oblast) |
Died | 28 June 1975 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 79)
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Years of service | 1917–1956 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands | 11th Rifle Corps 64th Army 7th Guards Army 13th Army White Sea Military District Voronezh Military District |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
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Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov (Russian: Михаил Степанович Шумилов; November 17, 1895 – June 28, 1975) was a Soviet Colonel general and commander of the 64th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. There he defended the southern outskirts of the city and the bridgehead of Beketovka on the Volga for more than six months.