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==Biography== |
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− | Ivan Banov was born on {{OldStyleDateDY|29 August|1916|16 August}} in the ''[[stanitsa]]'' of [[Tatsinsky District|Tatsinskaya]] in the [[Don Host Oblast]] of the |
+ | Ivan Banov was born on {{OldStyleDateDY|29 August|1916|16 August}} in the ''[[stanitsa]]'' of [[Tatsinsky District|Tatsinskaya]] in the [[Don Host Oblast]] of the Russian Empire (now in Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation). He entered the [[Red Army]] in 1935 and joined the Communist Party in 1939.<ref name = "Lurye & Kochik 342">Lurye, V. M. & V. Ya. Kochik (2002). ''GRU: Dela i Lyudi''. Moscow: OLMA. p. 342. ISBN 5-224-03528-7. {{ru icon}}</ref> |
An [[military officer|officer]] in the [[Red Army]]'s [[military intelligence]] at the time of the [[German invasion of the Soviet Union]] in 1941, Banov organized several [[Soviet partisans|partisan]] groups behind the German lines that grew to become sizeable formations during the Nazi occupation.<ref name = "Lurye & Kochik 342"/> |
An [[military officer|officer]] in the [[Red Army]]'s [[military intelligence]] at the time of the [[German invasion of the Soviet Union]] in 1941, Banov organized several [[Soviet partisans|partisan]] groups behind the German lines that grew to become sizeable formations during the Nazi occupation.<ref name = "Lurye & Kochik 342"/> |
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Ivan Nikolayevich Banov | |
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Nickname | "Chyorny", "Ivan Chyorny" |
Born | 29 August 1916 |
Died | 9 February 1982 | (aged 65)
Place of birth |
Tatsinskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (now in Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation) |
Place of death |
Moscow, Russian SFSR Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/branch | Red Army / Soviet Army |
Years of service | 1935 - 1977 |
Rank | Major-general |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
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Ivan Nikolayevich Banov (Russian: Ива́н Никола́евич Ба́нов; 29 August 1916 [O.S. 16 August], Tatsinskaya stanitsa - 9 February 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet military intelligence officer and partisan movement leader in World War II.
Biography
Ivan Banov was born on 29 August 1916 [O.S. 16 August] in the stanitsa of Tatsinskaya in the Don Host Oblast of the Russian Empire (now in Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation). He entered the Red Army in 1935 and joined the Communist Party in 1939.[1]
An officer in the Red Army's military intelligence at the time of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Banov organized several partisan groups behind the German lines that grew to become sizeable formations during the Nazi occupation.[1]
Ivan Banov's partisan fighters carried out significant raids on the occupying German forces and facilitated the Red Army's liberation of the German-occupied territory of the Soviet Union in 1942-1944. Credited with disrupting the enemy supply lines, detonating twenty railroad bridges, and accumulating valuable intelligence material, Banov was recognized with the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944.[1]
He graduated from Frunze Military Academy in 1949 and was promoted in rank to major-general during his post-war service. Banov retired from the military in 1977.[1]
He lived in Moscow and died on 9 February 1982.[1]
Awards
Banov's decorations included both Soviet and foreign military awards, they include:
- Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union,
- two Orders of Lenin,
- Order of the Red Banner,
- Order of the Red Star.[1]
- Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class,
- Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st class,
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945",
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945", and,
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945".
References
The original article can be found at Ivan Banov and the edit history here.