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Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein(November 28, 1899, Voronezh - September 16, 1978, Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region) - Soviet military leader, lieutenant general tank troops(1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (May 29, 1945).
Initial biography
He graduated from the seven classes of the Voronezh gymnasium.
Military service
Civil War
In November of the same year, Krivoshein was transferred to the 6th Cavalry Division (1st Cavalry Army) to the post of military commissar of the squadron of the 34th cavalry regiment, and then from April 1920 he was successively appointed to the post of military commissar in the 31st, 33rd and the 34th cavalry regiments, and in November - to the post of instructor of the political department of the 6th cavalry division.
As part of the Southern Front, he took part in hostilities against the troops of General A.I. Denikin, in the summer of 1920 - as part of the Southwestern Front in hostilities during the Soviet-Polish War, and then - as part of the Southern Front in hostilities in the Crimea against troops under the command of General P. N. Wrangel.
interwar time
With the end of the war, Krivoshein continued to serve in the 6th Cavalry Division (1st Cavalry Army, North Caucasian Military District) as head of intelligence of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, officer for assignments under the commander of the 1st Brigade, commander of a platoon and squadron 32 th Cavalry Regiment.
Soon he took part in the course of the Soviet-Finnish war: on February 27, the 29th tank brigade under the command of Krivoshein, consisting of 256 T-26 tanks, was redeployed from Brest, and in March, along with the 34th rifle corps, stormed Vyborg.
In June 1937, he wrote a denunciation to the People's Commissar of Defense against the commander of the 6th Cossack Corps, Divisional Commander E.I. Goryachev, in which he accused Goryachev of supporting the repressed Uborevich.
The Great Patriotic War
Since July 1941, the corps under the command of Krivoshein conducted offensive and defensive fighting against enemy troops in the area of the cities of Rogachev, Zhlobin and Gomel. Soon he took part in the defense of Mogilev.
In October 1941, he was appointed to the post of head of the Combat Training Directorate of the Main Armored Directorate of the Red Army, and in February 1943, to the post of commander of the 3rd mechanized corps, which took part during the Battle of Kursk, and then in the Belgorod-Kharkov offensive operation.
Post-war career
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Krivoshein's grave at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow.
After the end of the war, Krivoshein continued to command the 1st Mechanized Corps as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, soon reorganized into the 1st Mechanized Division.
After a very unusual "splash" of temperature, which occurred after returning home from the "floors", nothing special happened to me for several days. I felt great, except for the fact that the thought of a girl with purple eyes relentlessly stirred up my overwrought brain, clung to every, even absurd thought, how and where I could find it again ... Many times returning to Mental , I tried to find Weyin's world, which we had seen earlier, but it seemed that now forever lost Weyin's world - everything was in vain ... The girl disappeared, and I had no idea where to look for her ...
A week has passed. The first frosts have already hit in the yard. Going out into the street, the cold air was still unusually breathtaking, and the eyes were watering from the brightly blinding winter sun. Timidly dusting the bare branches of the trees with fluffy flakes, the first snow fell. And in the mornings, painting the windows with bizarre patterns, playfully walked, gleaming with frozen blue puddles, cheerful Grandfather Frost. Slowly winter is coming...
I was sitting at home, leaning against a warm stove (at that time our house was still heated by stoves) and calmly enjoying reading the next “novelty”, when I suddenly felt the already familiar tingling in my chest, in the same place where the purple crystal was. I raised my head - huge, slanting purple eyes were seriously looking at me ... She calmly stood in the middle of the room, just as surprisingly fragile and unusual, and held out a wonderful red flower in her tiny palm. My first panicked thought was to quickly close the door so that, God forbid, no one came in!..
“Don’t, no one can see me but you anyway,” the girl said calmly.
Her thoughts sounded very unusual in my brain, as if someone was not quite correctly translating someone else's speech. But, nevertheless, I understood it perfectly.
- You were looking for me - why? – carefully looking into my eyes, Veya asked.
Her gaze was also very unusual - as if, together with her gaze, she simultaneously conveyed images that I had never seen, and the meaning of which, unfortunately, I still did not understand.
– And so? - Smiling, asked the "star" baby.
Something “flashed” in my head ... and a breathtaking vision of a completely alien, but unusually beautiful world... Apparently the one in which she once lived. This world was somewhat similar to the one we had already seen (which she created for herself on the “floors”), and yet, something slightly different, as if I were looking at a painted picture, and now I suddenly saw this picture in reality. ..
The revolution changed fate young man. Already in 1918, he went to fight against her opponents as part of the Red Army. Semyon Krivoshein had to fight in the Civil War, both in the infantry and in the cavalry. In 1919, he moved up the ranks somewhat - he took the post of squadron commissar. A year later, a successful political worker becomes the commissar of the regiment.
After the final suppression of internal opponents of Soviet power, the former Voronezh high school student Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein decides to remain in the army. At first he commanded a reconnaissance detachment, then a platoon, and then a squadron.
In 1926, Semyon Krivoshein, realizing the insufficiency of his military education, decides to enroll in the courses of the command staff, which operated at that time in the city of Novocherkassk. Then he studied at the Frunze Academy.
After graduation, the promising commander was appointed chief of staff of a mechanized regiment. The problem of equipping the Red Army the latest technology, the mechanization of its connections became more and more relevant in the 30s. Having a good background against many other Soviet officers professional education, our hero was sent to fulfill this important work. He ended up in one of the departments of the Army Mechanization Department.
Since 1934, Semyon Krivoshein has been in command of a mechanized regiment, in practice introducing the innovations developed in the Directorate.
In 1936, the Civil War broke out in distant Spain. The Soviet Union from the very beginning began to provide assistance to local republicans. Money, weapons flowed to the homeland of Cervantes and Velasquez, and Soviet volunteers went. Among the latter was Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein, moreover, a native of Voronezh had to take a Spanish name and surname. It fell to him to lead a few tank formations of the Spanish Republic, to participate in a number of important battles, including in the defense of Madrid.
Returning to his homeland, Semyon Krivoshein began to command a mechanized brigade stationed in the Far East. During the conflict with Japan at Lake Khasan, the brigade commander took part in the battles against the troops of the Land of the Rising Sun.
In 1939, already commanding a tank brigade, Semyon Krivoshein participated in the occupation of Poland by Soviet troops, together with the Germans. Moreover, the red commander was even present at a military parade jointly with the troops of Nazi Germany in the city of Brest. There is a photograph in which a Jew (!) Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein stands next to one of the most promising military figures of the Nazi regime at that time, General Guderian.
Semyon Krivoshein also fought against Finland in 1940. His 29th brigade of two and a half hundred T-26 tanks entered Vyborg on March 13, which has since become Soviet territory. In the same year, after the war, the brigade commander again received a promotion - he was appointed commander of a motorized division. And in the summer of the same year, the government of the Soviet Union adopted a resolution on the introduction of general ranks in the army. Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein becomes a major general.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, an officer takes part in it on the Central Front. Since the autumn of 1941, Semyon Krivoshein has been in the rear - he is responsible for the combat training of armored forces. In 1943, the general returned to the front again, led the third mechanized corps. After some time, for their successful actions, this unit will become a guards unit. In August 1943, Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein received the rank of lieutenant general. However, already in the autumn he was seriously wounded and knocked the commander out of action until next year.
The general continued the war as commander of the 1st mechanized corps. The troops of Semyon Krivoshein especially distinguished themselves during the assault on the capital of Nazi Germany, Berlin, and also in urban battles on its territory. For personal courage and qualified command of the corps during this operation, the commander became a Hero of the Soviet Union. The decree on conferring this rank on the general was issued on May 29, 1945.
After the Victory, Semyon Krivoshein held a number of important posts in Soviet army, taught at the Frunze Academy, and in 1953 was transferred to the reserve.
The general died in 1976 in Moscow, where he was buried.
In the homeland of Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein, in Voronezh, they remember their outstanding countryman. One of the streets of the city bears his name.
early years
Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein was born on November 28, 1899 in the city of Voronezh in the family of a handicraftsman (Jew). He graduated from the 7th grade of the gymnasium.
In 1918 he volunteered for the Red Army. Member of the Civil War.
In 1918-1919 - a soldier of the 107th Infantry Regiment, then a Red Army soldier of the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 12th rifle division.
From November 1919 - squadron commissar of the 34th cavalry regiment of the 6th cavalry division.
In 1920 he served as commissar of the 31st, 33rd and 34th cavalry regiments.
Between wars
With the end of the Civil War, he moved from political to command positions - brigade intelligence chief, platoon commander, squadron commander in the 5th cavalry division.
In 1926 he graduated from the courses of command personnel in Novocherkassk.
In 1928-1931 he studied at the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze.
In 1931-1933 he was Chief of Staff of the 7th Mechanized Regiment of the 7th Cavalry Division.
In 1933-1934, he was assistant chief of the 1st department of the mechanization and motorization department of the Red Army.
In 1934-1936 he was commander of the 6th Mechanized Regiment of the 6th Cavalry Division.
Spain, Hassan, Poland, Finland
In 1936, Krivoshein volunteered to take part in civil war in Spain, where he commanded tank units in the defense of Madrid.
Upon his return from Spain, he was appointed commander of the 8th mechanized brigade of the Separate Red Banner Far Eastern Army. He took part in the battles with the Japanese at Lake Khasan in 1938.
In 1939, Krivoshein commanded the 29th light tank brigade, with which he participated in the Soviet-Polish war.
On September 22, 1939, brigade commander S. M. Krivoshein, together with the German general G. Guderian, participated in the ceremony of transferring Brest-nad-Bug to the USSR (the so-called "joint parade in Brest").
In 1940, S. M. Krivoshein participated in the Soviet-Finnish war. On February 27, the 29th light tank brigade under his command, consisting of 256 T-26 tanks, is transferred from Brest. On March 13, together with the 34th Rifle Corps, he stormed the city of Vyborg.
At the end of the war, he was appointed commander of the 15th Motorized Division.
With the introduction of general ranks in the Red Army, by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of June 4, 1940, Krivoshein was awarded military rank major general.
In June-December 1940 - commander of the 2nd tank division of the 3rd mechanized corps, then - head of the Auto-Armored Directorate of the Baltic Special Military District.
From April 1941 - commander of the 25th mechanized corps.
The Great Patriotic War
Since the beginning of the war, S. M. Krivoshein fought with the German troops on the Central Front, participated in the defense of Mogilev.
Since October 1941 - head of the combat training department of the Main Auto-Armored Directorate of the Red Army.
Since February 1943, S. M. Krivoshein was again at the front - he commanded the 3rd mechanized corps (later the 8th guards), with which he took part in Battle of Kursk.
On August 21, 1943, Major General S. M. Krivoshein was awarded the military rank of Lieutenant General of Tank Forces.
In October 1943, S. M. Krivoshein was wounded and until February 1944 he was treated.
From February 10, 1944 until the end of the war, Lieutenant General of the tank troops S. M. Krivoshein was the commander of the 1st Krasnograd mechanized corps, which distinguished itself in forcing the Shchara River, liberating the cities of Slonim and Brest. But especially - in the Berlin operation and in street battles in the capital of Germany - the city of Berlin.
For skillful command of the corps and personal courage, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 29, 1945, Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces Krivoshein Semyon Moiseevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
After the war
At the end of the war, S. M. Krivoshein was appointed commander of the 1st mechanized division.
In 1946-1950, he was the head of the department of tactics at the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze.
In 1950-1952 - Commander of the Armored and Mechanized Troops of the Odessa Military District.
In 1952-1953 he was a student of the Higher Academic Courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff.
Lived in Moscow.
Buried in Moscow.
Awards
- three orders of Lenin
- three orders of the Red Banner
- Order of Kutuzov 1st class
- Order of Suvorov 2nd class
- Order of the Red Star
- medals
- He was awarded the title "Honorary Citizen of the City of Brest".
Memory
The following were named after S. M. Krivoshein:
- ship of the Ministry of the River Fleet.
- streets in Voronezh and Brest.
- street in the town of Stroitel, Belgorod region.
Compositions
Wrote 4 books of memoirs:
- "Through the Storms"
- "Mezhdubure"
- "Chongarians"
- "War story"
TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
On a September evening in 1939, the commander of the army, Chuikov, called. Krivoshein picked up the phone:
- Listen, comrade general!
- That's it, brigade commander. The Germans arbitrarily crossed the border agreed with us. Guderian's tank corps overcame the Bug, took Brest and finished off the Poles in the fortress. By morning, brigade commander, you should be with your tanks in Brest. And oblige the Germans to leave the city. Act according to the situation. Did you understand the task?
“Yes, Comrade General.
- Do it.
... Having taken a supply of fuel, the tanks at top speed, pushing back the viscous darkness of the night with their headlights on, rushed to Brest. Ahead, in front of the column in the captured car, the brigade commander checked the road against the map. On flat sections of the highway, Krivoshein stopped the car on the side of the road, checking the rearguard.
* * *
Autumn night has fallen on Moscow. Ruby stars lit up over Red Square. In a spacious Kremlin office, the Chief of the General Staff Shaposhnikov, standing at attention (showing off a tsarist officer!), Reported to Stalin on the situation on the Polish front: “... the Polish campaign is practically over. The last pockets of resistance are being crushed. The Red Army comes out and consolidates itself on new frontiers.
Stalin came out from behind his desk, walked leisurely around the office, thinking aloud, as if testing his logic:
- Gentlemen, the imperialists really wanted to push us against Germany. So that we weaken, and they dictate their will to us. The imperialist lords did not succeed, we outplayed them. We pushed our borders to the west, strengthened our security. Do you agree. Boris Mikhailovich?
(The leader addressed only a few of his entourage by name and patronymic)
The leader nodded in satisfaction.
- Go on, Boris Mikhailovich.
- There was an unexpected misunderstanding. (Surprise flickered in Stalin's eyes.) The Germans, without informing us, crossed the planned demarcation line. Having crossed the bridge over the Bug, they captured Brest and began to storm the citadel.
Shaposhnikov glanced at his watch.
- Fulfilling the order of the command, the tanks of brigade commander Krivoshein are now moving towards Brest at maximum speed. And tomorrow morning, Comrade Stalin, the misunderstanding will be cleared up.
- Brigade commander Krivoshein? - Stalin thought a little. I remember I've heard that name before.
- That's right, brigade commander Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein. He has combat experience, went through the Civil War. Fought in Spain, awarded the Order of Lenin. People's Commissar Comrade Voroshilov was sent to Far East sort out our failures at Lake Hassan.
- Is brigade commander Krivoshein a Jew?
Hiding his confusion, Shaposhnikov smoothed his neatly parted hair with his palm:
- That's right, Comrade Stalin, a Jew.
Stalin silently approached the table and sat down in an armchair.
- Will you order to cancel the decision of our command, Comrade Stalin?
The leader, slowly, lit his pipe. Fragrant smoke floated around the office.
- We will not cancel the decision of the command. We trust our command.” Stalin suddenly chuckled. - It's even good that a brigade commander with Jewish nationality has been sent to Brest. Let's spoil the mood of the Germans after the victorious end of the Polish war. What do you think, Boris Mikhailovich?
- I completely agree with you, Comrade Stalin.
* * *
By morning, having passed a night forced march of one hundred and twenty kilometers, the tank brigade of Semyon Krivoshein, having surprised the Germans a lot, reached the outskirts of Brest. The Polish General Plisovsky chose to end the resistance. Six years later, using the experience of Krivoshein, in May 1945, Rybalko carried out a forced march of his tanks, coming to the rescue of Prague, which was dying from brutal Nazis.
A passenger car with a youthful fit officer arrived at the location of the Wehrmacht. A stocky build, a keen eye, a leather cloak with insignia. The sharp features of the face were combined with a small mustache brush. Krivoshein, slowly, got out of the car and demanded a meeting with the commander of the German tank corps. He was escorted to General Guderian.
Krivoshein introduced himself:
- Kombrig of the Red Army Krivoshein.
“Wehrmacht General Guderian,” the German clicked his heels.
Krivoshein had heard a lot about Guderian as a theorist and practitioner of modern tank combat. It quickly became clear that both were fluent in French.
The brigade commander was laconic:
- General, I was ordered to take Brest from you.
Guderian paused.
- I need to contact my command.
Guderian knew about the capabilities of the Red Army. In the twenties, he trained at the secret tank school "Kama" near Kazan. And, not doubting the coming war with the Soviets, he considered it necessary to keep Brest behind the Reich with its powerful fortress, aimed like the tip of a knife at the position of the Russians.
In a radiogram sent to the command, Guderian reported "on the arrival of a column in the city Soviet tanks T-26, led by brigade commander Krivoshein. The Soviet brigade commander was instructed to establish control over Brest. Further, the general outlined "his thoughts on the inadmissibility of transferring this strategically important facility to the Red Army."
A response radiogram was received immediately: “The German Foreign Ministry has established a demarcation line along the Bug. Brest should be left to the Russians and returned to the western bank. Hold a joint parade. Brigade Commander Semyon Krivoshein has combat experience. Additional information: Military Academy, high government award, knowledge foreign languages. Nationality - Jewish.
* * *
The Soviet command liked Brest. Paved streets, cool freshness of the river, small squares touched by the September yellowness. Enthusiastic and warm attitude towards him of local Jews.
The transfer of the city took place emphatically correctly. Issues that arose were resolved by Krivoshein and Guderian in a businesslike setting. However, the German officers were mutely indignant, forced to treat the Jew with respect. But they comforted themselves: “The day is not far off when we will hang this “Yude” on the cannon of his tank!” Krivoshein, intuitively feeling the hidden dislike, behaved confidently and freely.
In one of the rooms of the city magistrate, the brigade commander and the general completed the transfer of Brest. Guderian called the adjutant, gave the order and turned to Krivoshein:
- So, brigade commander, we just have to hold a joint parade.
Krivoshein realized that the Germans were trying to frighten Europe by acquiring a powerful new ally.
- General, - the brigade commander smiled, - I cannot accept your offer. After a night crossing, my tankers are tired and need to rest.
“The joint parade has been agreed upon by my command and yours,” Guderian replied.
Krivoshein spread his hands:
“Your arguments are persuasive, General. I agree.
On an urgently put together platform, pompously called a tribune, Guderian and Krivoshein received the parade. By agreement, in front of them were mainly motorized units of the Wehrmacht. For the right impression german tanks, circling around the surrounding neighborhoods, passed the podium several times. “Not a bad technique,” Krivoshein assessed, “it’s hard to fight such an adversary.”
Almost touching the roofs flew by german fighters. In conclusion, they lowered the German and raised the Soviet flag.
When the sun, sinking into the crimson foam of clouds, went beyond the horizon, the Germans left the city.
* * *
After an unexpected meeting in 1939 in Brest, Semyon Krivoshein and Heinz Guderian parted ways for a short time. The general successfully fought in the west, the tanks of the brigade commander in the Finnish war stormed Vyborg and, together with the auxiliary infantry, captured the city.
When Germany and the USSR agreed to deadly fight, Krivoshein and Guderian met on the battlefield in July 1941 near the town of Propoisk. Guderian "patted" Krivoshein, tried to pincer, but he eluded defeat. "Slick!" - said the German.
But Krivoshein learned well the lesson he learned from Guderian: in the Battle of Kursk he defeated the vaunted General Hoth.
Near Moscow, Guderian's tank formations ran out of steam and were thrown back with losses from the capital. An enraged Hitler removed Heinz Guderian from the command of the tank forces and recalled him from the front, entrusting auxiliary work in the rear.
But Krivoshein continued to fight and fought successfully. Commanding a mechanized corps, Lieutenant General Krivoshein was one of the first to break into besieged Berlin with his tanks. Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. He was presented for the award on the personal instructions of Marshal Zhukov.
Born on November 28, 1899 in the city of Voronezh (Russia) in the family of a handicraftsman. Jew. He graduated from the 7th grade of the gymnasium.
In the Red Army since July 1918.
Participated in the Civil War, was a Red Army soldier of the 107th Infantry Regiment in the Voronezh province, from May 1919 - a Red Army soldier of the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 12th Infantry Division of the Southern Front in Lugansk. Since November 1919 - the military commissar of the squadron of the 34th cavalry regiment of the 6th cavalry division of the First Cavalry Army, since April 1920 - the military commissar of the 31st, 33rd and 34th cavalry regiments, since November 1920 - the instructor of the political department of the 6th and cavalry division. He fought on the Southern Front against the armies of Denikin and Wrangel, on the Southwestern Front against the Polish troops. Since 1921 - head of intelligence of the 2nd cavalry brigade, officer for assignments under the commander of the 1st brigade, commander of a platoon and squadron of the 32nd cavalry regiment of the 1st Cavalry Army of the North Caucasian Military District. From November 1923 to November 1925 - squadron commander of the 27th cavalry regiment of the 5th cavalry division in the same district.
In 1926 he graduated from the courses of the commanders of the cavalry of the Red Army in Novocherkassk, then again served in the 5th cavalry division. From September 1928 - again at school.
In 1931 he graduated from the Military Academy of the Red Army. M. V. Frunze.
Since May 1931 - Chief of Staff of the 7th Mechanized Regiment of the 7th Cavalry Division of the Leningrad Military District. Since February 1933 - Assistant Chief of the 1st Department of the Motorization and Mechanization Directorate of the Red Army.
In 1934 he was awarded the military rank of colonel.
Since May 1934 - commander of the 6th mechanized regiment of the 6th cavalry division of the Belarusian military district. In 1935-1936 he was on long business trips in Czechoslovakia and France.
From September (October) 1936 to February (March) 1937, he participated in the national revolutionary war in Spain, was an adviser to the head of the training base, and a senior tank group.
Had the pseudonym "Colonel Melle".
In 1937 he was awarded the military rank of brigade commander.
From June 1937 to May 1940 he commanded the 8th Separate Mechanized Brigade (29th Light Tank Brigade) of the Belarusian Military District.
Participated in battles with Japanese militarists near Lake Khasan in 1938.
Participated in a campaign in Western Belarus in September-October 1939.
Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war in February-March 1940, commanded the 8th tank brigade.
Participated in a campaign in the Baltic states in June 1940.
On June 4, 1940, he was awarded the military rank of Major General of the Tank Forces.
From May 1940 he commanded the 15th Mechanized Division, from June 1940 - the 2nd Panzer Division in the 3rd Mechanized Corps. Since December 1940 - Head of the Armored Directorate of the Baltic Special Military District. From March 1941 - commander of the 25th mechanized corps in the Kharkov military district.
Participated in the Great Patriotic War from June 24, 1941. The 25th Corps under his command fought against the Nazi invaders as part of the 21st Army on the Western, Central and Bryansk fronts, participated in the Smolensk defensive battle near the cities of Rogachev, Zhlobin, Gomel. From October 1941 - chief
Combat Training Directorate of the Main Armored Directorate of the Red Army.
From February 7, 1943 to February 9, 1944 he commanded the 3rd Mechanized Corps (later became the 8th Guards Corps) of the 1st Tank Army. He fought on the Voronezh and 1st Ukrainian fronts. Participated in the Battle of Kursk, Belgorod-Kharkov, Zhytomyr-Berdichev offensive operations.
In one of the battles he was wounded.
On August 21, 1943, he was awarded the military rank of Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces.
From February 10, 1944 until the end of the war he commanded the 1st Mechanized Corps of the 2nd Guards Tank Army. He fought on the 1st Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts, participated in the Proskurov-Chernivtsi, Belorussian, Vistula-Oder, Berlin offensive operations.
After the war, he continued to command the 1st Mechanized Corps (soon reorganized into the 1st Mechanized Division) in the Group Soviet troops in Germany.
From June 1946 to October 1949 - Head of the Department of Armored and Mechanized Troops at the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze. From March 1950 to January 1952 - commander of the armored and mechanized troops of the Odessa military district.
In November 1952 he graduated from the Higher Academic Courses at the Higher Military Academy named after K. E. Voroshilov.
In May 1953, he retired with the rank of Lieutenant General of the Tank Forces.
He was engaged in writing, wrote books: “Through the Storms” (Moscow, 1959), “Mezhdubure” (Voronezh, 1968), “Chongartsy” (Moscow, 1975).
Lived in Moscow (Russia).
Died September 16, 1978. He was buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 29, 1945, for the skillful command of the corps and personal courage, Krivoshein Semyon Moiseevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (Gold Star medal No. 5869).
He was awarded three orders of Lenin (01/02/1937, 02/27/1945, * 05/29/1945), three orders of the Red Banner (1928, 11/03/1944, 0000), orders of Suvorov 2nd degree (08/27/1943), Kutuzov 1st degree (04/06/1945), Red Star (08/16/1936), medals "XX years of the Red Army" (01/24/1938), "For the capture of Berlin" (06/09/1945), "For the victory over Germany" (05/09/1945) and others , foreign awards - the Order of the Cross of Grunwald (Poland) and two Polish medals.
Note:
* The order had serial number 19497.
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