Vasily Askalepov

Vasily Semyonovich Askalepov
Vasily Semyonovich Askalepov
Native name	Василий Семёнович Аскалепов
Born	1 January 1900; Ermakovskaya (Rostov region), Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	24 April 1948 (aged 48); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Place of burial	Donskoye Cemetery, Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union;
Years of service	1918–1948
Rank	major general
Commands	77th Guards Rifle Division
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War; World War II Battle of Stalingrad; Battle of Kursk; Gomel-Rechitsa Offensive; Kalinkovichsko-Mozyr Offensive; Operation Bagration; Vistula–Oder Offensive; Battle of Berlin; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (3x); Order of the Red Banner (3x); Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class;

Vasily Semyonovich Askalepov (Russian: Василий Семёнович Аскалепов 1 January 1900 – 24 April 1948) was a Soviet military officer, who participated in the Civil War in Russia and World War II.