Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov
Soviet general (1896–1967)
Dmitry Timofeyevich Kozlov (Russian: Дми́трий Тимофе́евич Козло́в; October 23, 1896– December 6, 1967) was a Soviet military commander.
Life
1914–1941
Born in the village of Razgulyayka, he left school in 1915 and joined the Russian Army at the rank of Praporshchik. He served in the First World War and graduated from officer training school in 1917. He moved to the Red Army in 1918, commanding a battalion and then a regiment in the Russian Civil War.
In December 1922 he became the commander of the 4th Turkestan Regiment, then of the 109th Regiment in September 1924. He moved to the staff in 1928, then to head the Kiev Infantry School in 1930. He then became the commander and commissar of 44th Rifle Division in January 1931. Next, he became a general tactical lecturer at the RKKA Military Academy in December 1935, deputy commander of the troops in Odessa Military District in April 1940, and head of the Main Directorate of Red Army Air Defence in December 1940. 1940 also saw him promoted to lieutenant general. He also fought in the Russo-Finnish War.
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