Matvei Vainrub Explained

Matvei Grigorievich Vainrub
Native Name:Матвей Григорьевич Вайнруб
Birth Date:20 May 1910
Birth Place:Barysaw, Russian Empire
Death Date:14 February 1998
Death Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance:USSR
Branch:Red Army
Battles:World War II
Rank:General-lieutenant
Awards:Hero of the Soviet Union

Matvei Grigorievich Vainrub (Russian: Матвей Григорьевич Вайнруб; 2 May 1910 – 14 February 1998) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the tank troops and deputy commander of the 62nd Army (later 8th Guards Army) in the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union. Postwar, he was deputy commander of the Kiev Military District. Vainrub had a long career in the Soviet military, retiring in 1970. He was a brother of Yevsei Vainrub.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Вайнруб Матвей Григорьевич. www.warheroes.ru. 2016-01-21. Russian. Vainrub Matvei Grigorievich.