Who is this soviet "general"?

Befehl227 · Post by **Befehl227** » 13 Jan 2008 16:15

Described as: captured soviet general with his wife at Kiev

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GeorGGe · Post by **GeorGGe** » 14 Jan 2008 16:49

In a picture general Artemenko. Source http://imf.forum24.ru/

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Steen Ammentorp · Post by **Steen Ammentorp** » 15 Jan 2008 09:21

I agree - it is general Artemenko .

http://www.generals.dk/general/Artemenk ... Union.html

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Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War Two

Befehl227 · Post by **Befehl227** » 15 Jan 2008 11:34

Thank you GeorGGe & Steen!

What happened to his wife? Any ideas?

Steen Ammentorp · Post by **Steen Ammentorp** » 15 Jan 2008 17:54

The question is whether it is his wife. A.A. Maslov in his book 'Captured Soviet Generals: The Fate of Soviet Generals Captured in Combat 1941-45' cites the report of a Colonel Nikitin (Chief of Operations of XXIX Rifle Corps at the time of Artemenko's capture):

He [Artemenko/Steen] surrendered to the fascists and was taken prisoner with a group of commanders and soldiers on the 26th September 1941. The group consisted of the following people: Artemenko's son Mikhail (his adjutant), Major Terpugov (the former Chief of Corps Logistics), Senior Political Voronin (former Deputy Military Commissar), 'Sister' Tamara (last name unknown), who always rode with the general, four Red Army drivers, and three of his security personnel. According to these cowards and traitors, the reason for their surrender was the uselessness of sacrificing themselves and suffering further hardships - since the situation was hopeless their surrender guaranteed them their lives

See this book page 118

Naturally it would be interesting to know who this "Sister" Tamara is and why the "" appears.

Same story is btw. repeated in: Velikaya Otechestvennaya Komkory : Voennyi Biograficheskiy Slovar'. Tom I-II. See page 50.

Sadly I have no knowledge of either the fate of the generals son nor "sister" Tamara.

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Steen Ammentorp
The Generals of World War II

Befehl227 · Post by **Befehl227** » 15 Jan 2008 19:34

Thank you for the VERY detailed informations & links, Steen!

Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr. · Post by **Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.** » 15 Jan 2008 23:02

What happened to him after the liberation? His captured retinue? Did Stalin put them in trial and executed?

Michael Emrys · Post by **Michael Emrys** » 16 Jan 2008 01:08

If you follow Steen's first link, it explains that he was arrested immediately after the war, tried, and executed in 1950.

Michael

Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr. · Post by **Lornito Uriarte Mahinay Jr.** » 16 Jan 2008 05:41

How about his colleagues captured with him?