Mikhail Girshovich
Mikhail Girshovich | |
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Girshovich in 1941 | |
| Native name | Михаил Гиршович |
| Birth name | Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich |
| Born | April 18, 1904 Kutno, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
| Died | July 26, 1947 (aged 43) Khabarovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1947 |
| Rank | Major general (from 18 November 1944 onward) |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of Lenin Order of Kutuzov |
Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich (Russian: Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Гиршо́вич; April 18, 1904 – July 26, 1947) was a major general in the Red Army.
Early life and education
Girshovich was born into a Jewish family of officials in Russian-occupied Poland. He finished 4 classes of Jewish schooling and moved to Belorussia.
Career
Red Army
Girshovich joined the Soviet Red Army in 1920. In 1926, he graduated Moscow artillery school and in 1938 graduated the anti-aircraft artillery course.
World War II
- Deputy commander of Army Air Defense.
Girshovich was head of Moscow Anti-aircraft warfare from 1942 to 1943.
Girshovich was the head of the Red Army Anti-aircraft warfare from 1944 to 1945.
He became the head of the Amur PVO Army, Deputy Far East PVO Commander in 1946 and died in 1947 serving in that capacity.