Mikhail Girshovich

Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich Михаил Григорьевич Гиршович
In 1941
Born	April 18, 1904(1904-04-18) Kutno, Poland, Russian Empire
Died	July 26, 1947(1947-07-26) (aged 43) Khabarovsk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1920–1947
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Order of the Red Banner Order of Lenin Order of Kutuzov

Mikhail Grigoryevich Girshovich (Russian: Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Гиршо́вич) (1904–1947), was Major General (since 18 November 1944) of the Red Army.

Early years

Born in a Jewish family of officials. Finished 4 classes of Jewish school. Moved to Belorussia.

Red Army

In the Red Army since 1920. In 1926 graduated Moscow artillery school. In 1938 graduated Anti-aircraft artillery course.

During the World War II

• Deputy commander of Army Air Defense.
• Head of Moscow Anti-aircraft warfare (1942–1943).
• Head of Red Army Anti-aircraft warfare (1944–1945).
• Head of Amur PVO Army, Deputy Far East PVO Commander (1946). In this role Mikhail died in 1947.

References

General Girshovich on Generals.dk

Persondata
Name	Girshovich, Mikhail
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	18 April 1904
Place of birth	Kutno, Poland, Russian Empire
Date of death	26 July 1947
Place of death	Khabarovsk, Soviet Union