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Bessonov, Ivan Georgiyevich

Date of birth:
August 24th, 1904 (Perm, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 18th, 1950 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Mass Graves Victims Communism New Cemetery Donskoye
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Brigadier general Ivan Bessonov was chief-of-staff in the 102nd Infantry Division before his capture and defection in 1941. Bessonov was executed for high treason in 1950.

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Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Jubilee Medal

Sources

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