Savelyev is a brief biography

Big Razani Ryazan lips. The Soviet military leader, lieutenant general of tank troops Hero of the Soviet Union was born in a peasant family. Graduated from school. In August, in the city after the February Revolution, he was elected chairman of the squadron committee of soldier's deputies of the cavalry regiment. After the October Revolution, he took part in the disarmament of counter -revolutionary officers of the Ostrogozh garrison and in the liberation of political prisoners from the city prison.

Then Savelyev headed the detachment to disband units of the tsarist army and to transfer military property to the disposal of the bodies of Soviet power. In the Red Army since May, a participant in the civil war. Assistant to the squadron commander of the Moscow Soviet Horse Regiment on the Eastern Front. Since August, he participated in the battles against the Beloksakov, General P.

Krasnov and the troops of Generals A. Denikin and P. since May, from October after the war, M. Saveliev continued to serve in the 1st Siberian Cavalry Division, assistant to the commander of the 4th and 2nd cavalry regiments. After graduating from Stepan Razin in August. Since July in January-April, since January, Budyonny, since March-the head of the Leningrad Tank-Technical School, subsequently renamed the Pushkin Tank School.

He remained his boss in the first years of the war. A participant in the Great Patriotic War since January General Major of the Tank Forces since April after the wound of the commander of the 5th Guards Tank Corps in August, Saveliev entered into the command of the corps. Subsequently, he successfully led the actions of the corps in all operations carried out by the 6th Guards Tank Army in Transylvania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

A participant in the Soviet-Japanese war of G. Corps under his command, as part of the 6th Guards Tank Army, distinguished himself in the Manchu strategic offensive operation: rapidly overcoming half-desert spaces on the approaches to the Bolshoi Hingan ridge, tanks reached the central Manchu plain, participated in the captivity of the Chinese cities of Shenyan, Danian and Lyushen.

Savelyev’s tankers captivated the headquarters of the 3rd Japanese Front, headed by his commander, Colonel General June and Yu other generals, the Manchu emperor Pu-I, the former White Guard ataman G. Semenov, his deputy K. Nechaev, was captured and defeated by the White Guard Counter -Revolutionary Center, led by his leader A. For the manifested courage and heroism, the skillful command of the entrusted troops of M.

after the war since December, Saveliev, commander of the 5th Guards Tank Division. Since March, after the end of the highest academic courses at the Higher Military Academy named after Voroshilova was appointed assistant commander of the 7th mechanized army in the Belarusian military district. He lived in Leningrad. From G. he was buried at the Bolsheokhtinsky cemetery in Leningrad.

He was awarded 2 orders of Lenin, 4 orders of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 1st Art. Return to the search results.