- Matvei Vainrub
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Matvei Vainrub (1910, Barysaw, Belarus, Russian Empire - 1998, Kiev) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the Armour-Deputy commander of the 62nd Army (Soviet 8th Guards Army) in the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II; Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vainrub had a long career in the Soviet military, retiring in 1970. He was a brother of Evsei Vainrub.
Categories:- 1910 births
- 1998 deaths
- Belarusian Jews
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- People from Barysaw
- Soviet generals
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