Background
Mihail Knyazev was born on September 15, 1906 in the village of Nikolskoye, Nizhnedevitsky district, Voronezh, Russian Federation. He was from the peasants.
Mihail Knyazev was born on September 15, 1906 in the village of Nikolskoye, Nizhnedevitsky district, Voronezh, Russian Federation. He was from the peasants.
He graduated from Omsk Military Infantry School (1933).
Mihail Knyazev joined the Red Army in 1928. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish (1939-1940) and Great Patriotic Wars.
He was a commander of the 68th Guards Rifle Regiment (3rd Attack Army, 1st Belorussian Front), distinguished himself in the Berlin operation. He organized a breakthrough of the strongly fortified enemy defense from the bridgehead on the Oder River in the area of the town of Kinitz (Germany) on April 16, 1945.
Colonel Knyazev was retired since 1955. He lived and worked in Voronezh.
