Valerian Alexandrovich Frolov (June 7 (O.S. May 26), 1895, (1895, Petrograd - 1961, Leningrad

Leningrad

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) was a Soviet

Soviet Union

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 Colonel General

Colonel General

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 (1943). Frolov participated in the First World War, the Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...

, and the Soviet-Finnish war

Winter War

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...

 as an Army commander, and during the Second World War as the commander of the 14th Army

14th Army (Soviet Union)

The 14th Army was formed in October 1939 in the Leningrad Military District. It participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, during which its 52nd and 104th Rifle Divisions fought in the Battle of Petsamo.From 24 June 1941 the Army included...

, and from September 1941 to February 1944, the Karelian Front

Karelian Front

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. After the war from 1945 to 1956 commanded the troops of Belomorsky Military District

Belomorsky Military District

The Belomorsky Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, active from in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Civil War and just after the Second World War....

 and Arkhangelsk Military District

Arkhangelsk Military District

Arkhangelsk Military District existed from March 26, 1940 to December 15, 1944, and again from February 15, 1946 to June 29, 1951. Command of the district was established from command elements of the 15th Army...

. From 1956 he was placed in reserve..

Awards

Valerian Frolov was awarded three Orders of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Kutuzov

Order of Kutuzov

The Order of Kutuzov is a Soviet and Russian military award, named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov ....

 (1st class), Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)

The Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky was a Soviet award named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate The award was first established on October 10, 1943, by the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR during World War II....

 (1st Class), Order of the Red Star

Order of the Red Star

Established on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...

 and numerous medals.

Sources

• a story about Frolov (in Russian)