Yakov Dashevsky
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- 8 February 1972, Moscow
) was a Soviet
Red Army
military intelligence
officer and lieutenant-general.
Dashevsky joined the Red Army
in 1921 and its Intelligence Directorate in the early 1930s. He took part in World War II
as chief of staff
and commanding officer
of the 333rd Rifle Division in 1941-1942, and chief of staff for the 9th
, 47th and 51st
Armies in 1942-1945.
Awarded the rank of lieutenant-general in 1944, Dashevsky was the chief of staff for the Ural Military District in 1945-1947 and next served as the deputy head of the General Staff Academy's Operations Department until his retirement in 1965.
, then part of the Russian Empire
's Kherson Governorate
(now in Kherson Oblast
, Ukraine
), and came from a Jewish family.
He joined the Red Army
in 1921 and studied at a military communications
school until 1926. He subsequently served as a platoon
leader in signals companies and battalions from October 1926 to August 1930, when he was assigned to work in the Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army. He joined the Communist Party
in 1928.
Dashevsky attended the Frunze Military Academy from May 1933 to May 1934, then served as chief of the 3rd and 4th Departments of the Red Army's Intelligence Directorate from May 1934 to May 1935. His subsequent Intelligence Directorate assignments between May 1935 and June 1939 were as assistant to the chief of the 5th Department, and deputy chief and acting chief of the 6th Department. He was appointed an instructor at the S. M. Budyonny Military Electrotechnical Academy in June 1939. Dashevsky attended the General Staff Academy
from October 1939 until July 1941.
Dashevsky was named the chief of staff
of the 333rd Rifle Division in 1941, and also served as its commanding officer
until 1942. He next served as the chief of staff for the 9th
, 47th and 51st
Armies in 1942-1945, and was promoted from major-general to lieutenant-general on 31 October 1944.
Dashevsky was appointed chief of staff for the Ural Military District in 1945-1947. He joined the faculty of the Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff
in 1947 and served as deputy chief of the General Staff Academy's Operations Department until his retirement from military service in May 1965.
He died in Moscow
on 8 February 1972 and was interred at Novodevichy Cemetery
.
, two Orders of the Red Star
, two Orders of Kutuzov
(1st and 2nd class), and the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
, 3rd class.
Kherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
- 8 February 1972, Moscow
Moscow
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) was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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...
military intelligence
Military intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
officer and lieutenant-general.
Dashevsky joined 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 1921 and its Intelligence Directorate in the early 1930s. He took part in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
as chief of staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
and commanding officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of the 333rd Rifle Division in 1941-1942, and chief of staff for the 9th
9th Army (Soviet Union)
The 9th Army of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a Soviet field army, active from 1939 – 43, and then after the war from 1966 to 1989.It was active during the Winter War against Finland as part of the Leningrad Military District, beginning operations at the end of November 1939 under ComKor M.P....
, 47th and 51st
51st Army (Soviet Union)
The 51st Army was a field army of the Red Army that saw action against the Germans in World War II on both the southern and northern sectors of the front. In particular, it was involved in the Crimean debacle of May 1942, and the final cutting-off of German forces in the Courland area next to the...
Armies in 1942-1945.
Awarded the rank of lieutenant-general in 1944, Dashevsky was the chief of staff for the Ural Military District in 1945-1947 and next served as the deputy head of the General Staff Academy's Operations Department until his retirement in 1965.
Biography
Yakov Dashevsky was born in 1902 in KhersonKherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
, then part of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
's Kherson Governorate
Kherson Governorate
The Kherson Governorate or Government of Kherson was a guberniya, or administrative territorial unit, in the Southern Ukrainian region, between the Dnieper and Dniester Rivers, of the Russian Empire. It was one of three governorates created in 1802 when the Novorossiya guberniya was abolished...
(now in Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
), and came from a Jewish family.
He joined 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 1921 and studied at a military communications
Military communications
Historically, the first military communications had the form of sending/receiving simple signals . Respectively, the first distinctive tactics of military communications were called Signals, while units specializing in those tactics received the Signal Corps name...
school until 1926. He subsequently served as a platoon
Platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organized into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer—the...
leader in signals companies and battalions from October 1926 to August 1930, when he was assigned to work in the Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army. He joined the Communist Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
in 1928.
Dashevsky attended the Frunze Military Academy from May 1933 to May 1934, then served as chief of the 3rd and 4th Departments of the Red Army's Intelligence Directorate from May 1934 to May 1935. His subsequent Intelligence Directorate assignments between May 1935 and June 1939 were as assistant to the chief of the 5th Department, and deputy chief and acting chief of the 6th Department. He was appointed an instructor at the S. M. Budyonny Military Electrotechnical Academy in June 1939. Dashevsky attended the General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Russia)
The General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was founded in 1936 in Moscow by Leonid Govorov. It was the senior Soviet and now Russian professional school for officers....
from October 1939 until July 1941.
Dashevsky was named the chief of staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
of the 333rd Rifle Division in 1941, and also served as its commanding officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
until 1942. He next served as the chief of staff for the 9th
9th Army (Soviet Union)
The 9th Army of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a Soviet field army, active from 1939 – 43, and then after the war from 1966 to 1989.It was active during the Winter War against Finland as part of the Leningrad Military District, beginning operations at the end of November 1939 under ComKor M.P....
, 47th and 51st
51st Army (Soviet Union)
The 51st Army was a field army of the Red Army that saw action against the Germans in World War II on both the southern and northern sectors of the front. In particular, it was involved in the Crimean debacle of May 1942, and the final cutting-off of German forces in the Courland area next to the...
Armies in 1942-1945, and was promoted from major-general to lieutenant-general on 31 October 1944.
Dashevsky was appointed chief of staff for the Ural Military District in 1945-1947. He joined the faculty of the Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff
General Staff Academy (Russia)
The General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was founded in 1936 in Moscow by Leonid Govorov. It was the senior Soviet and now Russian professional school for officers....
in 1947 and served as deputy chief of the General Staff Academy's Operations Department until his retirement from military service in May 1965.
He died in 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...
on 8 February 1972 and was interred at Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Moscow, Russia. It is next to the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg....
.
Awards
He was awarded the Order of LeninOrder of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
, two Orders 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...
, two Orders 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 and 2nd class), and the 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....
, 3rd class.