Alexander Saburov
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Ukraine
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and western Russia
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during the German-Soviet War.
Born near the city of Izhevsk
Izhevsk
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in central Russia, Saburov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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in 1933 and the NKVD
NKVD
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in 1938.
Few months after the German invasion of USSR in the autumn of 1941, Saburov organized first guerrilla units in Bryansk
Bryansk Oblast
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, Oryol
Oryol Oblast
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and Sumy
Sumy Oblast
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regions occupied by the enemy. His partisan unit numbered around 1800 men and during the winter of 1941-42 effectively harassed German troops operating behind the enemy lines. On May 18, 1942 Saburov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
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as well as Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
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for personal heroism and his contribution to the Soviet war effort.
At the end of 1942 Saburov moved his partisan unit into Ukraine and operated in central and western Ukraine. Together with Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Artemovych Kovpak , June 7, 1887December 11, 1967) was a prominent Soviet partisan leader in Ukraine.-Biography:Kovpak was born to a poor peasant family in Ukrainian village near Poltava . For his military service in the World War I he was awarded two Crosses of St...
he played a key role in the leadership of partisan movement in Ukraine.
In 1944 Saburov was promoted to the rank of major general
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After the war he held high-ranking NKVD positions in Ukraine and in 1954 became one of the heads of the Soviet MVD
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Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR between 1948 and 1958.
Saburov was awarded Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Banner
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, Order of Suvorov
Order of Suvorov
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, Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)
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, Order of the Patriotic War
Order of the Patriotic War
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and Order of the Red Star
Order of the Red Star
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Alexander Saburov died on April 15, 1974 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery
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in Moscow
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.