Oka Gorodovikov
Soviet general
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| Intro | Soviet general | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Places | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| was | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth | 1 October 1879, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death | 26 November 1960Moscow, Russia (aged 81 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Politics: | Communist Party Of The Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov (Russian: Ока Иванович Городовиков; 1 October [O.S. 19 September] 1879 in Mokraya Elmuta village, current Rostov Oblast – 26 February 1960 in Moscow) was a Kalmyk Red Army cavalry general.
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During July and August 1920, he commanded the 2nd Cavalry Army. He served as Inspector-General of Cavalry from 1938 to 1941, and as Deputy Commander of Cavalry from 1943 until his retirement in 1947. The town of Gorodovikovsk in his native Kalmykia was named after him in 1971.