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Vasily Chapayev
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Red Army commander (1887–1919)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1887-02-09 ) 9 February 1887, Budayka [ ru ] , Kazan Governorate , Russian Empire (now part of Cheboksary , Chuvashia , Russia)
- Died
- 5 September 1919 (1919-09-05) (aged 32), Ural Oblast , Russian SFSR (now part of West Kazakhstan Region , Kazakhstan)
- Known for
- Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War
- Parent s
- Ivan Stepanovich Chapaev, Yekaterina Semyonovna Chapaeva
- Awards
- Cross of St. George (3)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vasily
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
- Occupation
- military leader
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Military branch
- cavalry
- Military rank
- komdiv
- Image
- Vasily Chapayev 001.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vasily Chapayev
- date of birth
- 1887-02-09
- date of death
- 1919-09-05
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 25th Rifle Division (USSR, 1918-1942)
- cause of death
- drowning
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- birth name
- Василий Иванович Чапаев
- name in native language
- Василий Иванович Чапаев
- ethnic group
- Mordvins
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Encyclopedic overview
Сhapayev's birthplace (today the house-museum "Chapayevs' Log House"; moved from the original location)
Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (Russian: Василий Иванович Чапаев; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1887 – 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War.
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