Ivan Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (6 November 1897 – 22 July 1942) was a Soviet

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and army commander. He fought in

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in the Imperial Russian Army before going over to the Bolsheviks. In World War II, he commanded the

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, 43rd Army and 39th Army. He was killed in action on 22 July 1942 at the head of the 39th Army, which was surrounded during

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. He was seriously wounded in the area of the village of Krapivni Kalininsky region, when he organized and led an attempted breakout. He was rushed to the hospital in Kalinin, but died of his wounds in the hospital on the evening of July 22. He was buried in Kalinin in a mass grave in Lenin Square. He was a recipient of the

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, the

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and the

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Honours and awards

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* 1897 births 1942 deaths Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Soviet military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdanov, Ivan Soviet lieutenant generals Frunze Military Academy alumni