Background
GORDOV, Vasiliy was born on December 12, 1896 in village Matvcyevtsy, now Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
GORDOV, Vasiliy was born on December 12, 1896 in village Matvcyevtsy, now Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
1921 graduate Vystrel Advanced Infantry Tactical Courses. 1932 graduate Frunze Military Academy.
Gordov joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1915 and was promoted to junior sergeant. He enlisted in the Red Guard in 1917, joining the Red Army in 1918. Between 1925 and 1926, Gordov served as an advisor in the Mongolian People"s Army.
In 1932, he graduated from Frunze Military Academy and then became the chief of staff of the Moscow Red Banner Infantry School in 1933.
In July 1937, Gordov became the commander of the 67th Rifle Division. Gordov fought in the Winter War as the 7th Army chief of staff, but was removed from command after alleged failures.
This conversation was sent to Stalin and Gordov was arrested, along with Grigory Kulik and Rybalchenko on charges of attempting to commit terrorist acts against the Soviet government. He was sentenced to death under Article 58 on 24 August 1950 and executed on that day in Lefortovo Prison.
Gordov was rehabilitated on 11 April 1956 and his name appears on a memorial.
Gordov ended the Russian Civil War as the commander of the 53rd Infantry Regiment, fighting in the campaign against Nestor Makhno, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. He was the Chief of Staff of the 18th Rifle Division from May 1935 to 1937. In July 1939, he became the Chief of Staff of the Kalinin Military District. He was shifted to the Baltic Military District, where he became its Chief of Staff. Promoted to major general in June 1940, he was the Chief of Staff of the 21st Army after Operation Barbarossa and was then its commander from October 1941, fighting in the Battle of Smolensk and the Battle of Kiev. In 1947, Gordov had a conversation with his former Chief of Staff, Filipp T. Rybalchenko, in which they made remarks somewhat critical of Stalin"s policies.
Religions encourage war and violence to promote their religious goals.
The emphasis on peaceful coexistence doesn’t mean that the Soviet Union accepted a static world with clear lines. Socialism is inevitable and the "correlations of forces" were moving towards socialism.
Communist Party member from 1918.
