Vasily Kozlov (politician)
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Vasil Ivanavich Kazlow was a Soviet politician.
. He was conscripted for a two-year mandatory service in the Red Army
in 1925, and joined the All-Union Communist Party at 1927. Kozlov attended the Minsk University between 1929 and 1933. After graduation, he served as a Kolkhoz
party organizer for a year. During 1934, Kozlov was appointed director of the Starobin Machine and Tractor Station
, located in the Salihorsk
Raion. At 1937, he was posted as the First Secretary of the Communist Party's regional branch in Starobin. A year afterwards, he became the Party's First Secretary in the Chervyen Raion
. On 1940, he was promoted to the deputy chairman of the Belorussian SSR's Council of People's Commissars. At April 1941, Kozlov was given the office of the Second Secretary in the Minsk Voblast's Communist Party branch.
on 26 June 1941. Kozlov remained behind the enemy's lines and was appointed chief of the Voblast's underground Communist Party on July. He was tasked with organizing resistance activities
, and led the Minsk partisans until the end of the German occupation. By mid-1942, he commanded a force that consisted of some 50,000 members. On September, he traveled to Moscow
to report on the situation in Belarus. There, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union
on 1 September 1942. As commander of one the occupied republic's largest partisan detachments, he was given the rank of a Major General on 16 September 1943. At July 1944, the Red Army
entered Minsk. Kozlov remained the chairman of the Minsk Voblast's Communist Party regional committee, an office he held for four further years.
, functioning as such until 17 March 1948. Then, he became the Chief of the Supreme Belorussian Soviet's Presidium. He continued to serve in this post until his passing away. In addition, he was a candidate member of the Communist Party of the USSR's Central Committee
during its 20th, 21st and 22nd convocations, from 25 February 1956 to 29 March 1966. On 8 April 1966, shortly before his death, he was accepted as a full member. Kozlov is buried in Minsk's Eastern Cemetery.
Early life
Kozlov was born into a peasant family in the small village of Zagorodnie. At 1919, he began working as mechanic in the nearby town of ZhlobinZhlobin
Zhlobin is a city in the Homiel Voblast of Belarus, on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, the population is 75.866. The town was first mentioned in writing in 1492....
. He was conscripted for a two-year mandatory service in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in 1925, and joined the All-Union Communist Party at 1927. Kozlov attended the Minsk University between 1929 and 1933. After graduation, he served as a Kolkhoz
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
party organizer for a year. During 1934, Kozlov was appointed director of the Starobin Machine and Tractor Station
Machine and Tractor Station
The Machine and Tractor Station was a state enterprise for ownership and maintenance of agricultural machinery that were used in kolkhozes. The first ever MTS was organized in the Odeska region...
, located in the Salihorsk
Salihorsk
-History:The city it is one of the country's newest settlements: construction having begun in 1958.-Geography:Salihorsk in the south-west of Minsk province, not too far from Slutsk. It dists around from Minsk.-Sport:...
Raion. At 1937, he was posted as the First Secretary of the Communist Party's regional branch in Starobin. A year afterwards, he became the Party's First Secretary in the Chervyen Raion
Chervyen Raion
Chervyen Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Minsk Voblast, Belarus. Its capital is the town of Chervyen....
. On 1940, he was promoted to the deputy chairman of the Belorussian SSR's Council of People's Commissars. At April 1941, Kozlov was given the office of the Second Secretary in the Minsk Voblast's Communist Party branch.
World War II
Minsk was occupied by the invading GermansOperation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
on 26 June 1941. Kozlov remained behind the enemy's lines and was appointed chief of the Voblast's underground Communist Party on July. He was tasked with organizing resistance activities
Soviet partisans
The Soviet partisans were members of a resistance movement which fought a guerrilla war against the Axis occupation of the Soviet Union during World War II....
, and led the Minsk partisans until the end of the German occupation. By mid-1942, he commanded a force that consisted of some 50,000 members. On September, he traveled to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to report on the situation in Belarus. There, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
on 1 September 1942. As commander of one the occupied republic's largest partisan detachments, he was given the rank of a Major General on 16 September 1943. At July 1944, the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
entered Minsk. Kozlov remained the chairman of the Minsk Voblast's Communist Party regional committee, an office he held for four further years.
Post-war years
On 12 March 1947, Kozlov was elected as the Chairman of Belarus' Supreme SovietSupreme Soviet of Belarus
The Supreme Soviet of Belarus was the immediate continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic , which it its turn was the successor of the Central Executive Committee of Byelorussian SSR , and all of them were the highest organs of state power in Belarus during...
, functioning as such until 17 March 1948. Then, he became the Chief of the Supreme Belorussian Soviet's Presidium. He continued to serve in this post until his passing away. In addition, he was a candidate member of the Communist Party of the USSR's Central Committee
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , abbreviated in Russian as ЦК, "Tse-ka", earlier was also called as the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party ...
during its 20th, 21st and 22nd convocations, from 25 February 1956 to 29 March 1966. On 8 April 1966, shortly before his death, he was accepted as a full member. Kozlov is buried in Minsk's Eastern Cemetery.
External links
- Vasily Kozlov on the Heroes of the Soviet Union's register.