Issa Pliev, whose biography is described in this article, is a general of the Soviet army, twice Hero of the Soviet Union and once of the Mongolian Republic. He accomplished many feats. Member of the Civil, Russian-Japanese and Great Patriotic Wars.
Family
Issa Alexandrovich is Ossetian by nationality. Born on November 12, 1903 in the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Pravoberezhny region, in the village of Stary Batako. The family was large, and Issa's father, Alexander Pliev, worked from dawn to night to feed his wife and children. He took any job, but the money was still not enough. As a result, Alexander left his family in the care of his wife, Aminat Ignatievna, and went to America to work.
Childhood
Pliev's childhood was different from the pastime of his peers. Issa's father, having left for America, never returned, he died in an emergency mine. But Issa found out about this much later. In the meantime, he was growing up, waiting for his father and trying with all his might to help his mother. Issa had a brother and two sisters. To feed them, he spent almost days working as a laborer for local rich people. And he hated them fiercely.
Education
In elementary school, Issa completed only five grades. Then the Civil War began. In 1923, Issa was sent to the Leningrad Cavalry School, from which he graduated in 1926. Then he studied at the Military Academy. Frunze. He graduated from it in 1933. Then he studied at the Academy of the General Staff. He graduated from the university in 1941. He improved his qualifications at higher academic courses.
Military service
In 1922, Pliev Issa Alexandrovich volunteered for the Red Army, in a special detachment. After graduating from the cavalry school in 1926 until 1930, he was the training commander of a similar institution in Krasnodar. In 1933, after graduating from the Academy. Frunze, Issa became chief of the operational headquarters of the Fifth Cavalry Division. Blinova.
From 1936 to 1938 he was sent to Mongolia, where he served as an adviser and instructor at the headquarters of a military school in Ulaanbaatar. Since 1939, he commanded the 48th cavalry regiment of the sixth Chongar division in the Belarusian Military District.
The Great Patriotic War
Pliev Issa Aleksandrovich fought in the Great Patriotic War since 1941. Participated in battles on the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian, 1st Belorussian, Southwestern and Steppe fronts. He proved himself not only a hero, but also a master of stunning and unexpected raids. Pliev's art consisted not only in courage and command and control of troops. Issa Alexandrovich was one of the first to understand what opportunities the troops acquire when using cavalry-mechanized groups.
The cavalry was connected with the tanks, and this army becameindispensable during offensive operations. Pliev used these opportunities, achieving amazing effects.
Served as commander of the 50th division on the Western Front. The military unit under the command of Pliev fought near Smolensk, in the defense of Moscow, twice carried out raids behind enemy lines. Since December of the same year, he commanded the 2nd Guards Corps on the Western Front. Issa Pliev participated in the battles near Moscow.
In 1942 he became commander of the Fifth Cavalry Corps on the Southern Front. He fought defensive battles in the Kharkov region. He commanded troops in the Melitopol, Odessa, Budapest, Prague and Snigirev operations. For skillful and competent management, heroism and courage shown during the crossing of the river. Southern Bug and in the battles for Odessa, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1945, Pliev was the commander of the cavalry-mechanized troops during the Khingan-Mukden operation. For the successful defeat of the enemy, he received the Gold Star medal. For all the years of the Great Patriotic War, Pliev was mentioned sixteen times in Stalin's orders.
Feats
Pliev Issa Alexandrovich, whose biography is closely connected with military service, accomplished six feats. But he only received the award twice. For the first time, Pliev earned the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in the fall of 1941. His division defended the approaches to Moscow and was located on the Volokolamsk highway. Pliev's division fought to the death. Only one hundred and fifty people survived. But they didn't take a step back. At that time, Pliev was never awarded.
For the second time, Pliev earned the title of Hero of the USSR in the winter of 1941. This time, Pliev's division defeated an army of fascists, outnumbering them three times in military equipment. At the same time, a German division commander was captured. But General Vlasov (traitor to the Motherland) not only did not present the award to Issa Aleksandrovich, but also succeeded in removing him from his post. Subsequently, Pliev received it again.
For the third time, Issa Pliev was to be presented for an award in the fall of 1942. During the battle of Stalingrad on the second day, he captured a Romanian rifle division. And having met with the main Soviet troops, he closed the ring of the German encirclement. Pliev was again unreasonably removed from office. And again after a while he was appointed commander. But he never received the award for the defense of Stalingrad.
In addition to the above, Pliev did many more heroic deeds. Including prevented a nuclear catastrophe, when he was given the powers of a diplomat, up to the use of nuclear weapons. Pliev was able to resolve the issue without the use of warheads.
Private life
Issa Pliev met his future wife, Ekaterina Chekhova, in the company of friends. She was a medical student. Issa immediately realized that this girl was his destiny, and began to look after her. Catherine reciprocated. Issa proposed to her, but the girl's father was categorically against it. His heart softened only after the incendiary dance of Issa, in which he put his soul and heart. Catherine's father thawed out andagreed to the marriage. Soon, Issa and Catherine had a daughter, Nina.
Post-war service
In the post-war period, in 1946, Issa Pliev was the commander of the 9th Mechanized Southern Army, from 1947 - the 13th PrikVO, from 1949 - the 4th ZakVO. From 1955 to 1958 - 1st Deputy Commander. And until 1968 he commanded the troops of the North Caucasus Military District. In the same year, Pliev was awarded the rank of general.
In 1962, the army of the district, headed by Pliev, participated in the suppression of the revolt of Novocherkassk workers. Issa Aleksandrovich had to give an order to use firearms to stop the uprising. This was in the post-war period, and each rebellion could only upset the equilibrium that was being established. The order to use firearms was given from above. General Issa Pliev could not disobey. And as a result, it became a dark spot in his biography.
Since 1968, Issa Alexandrovich served as a military adviser in the group of general inspectors of the USSR Ministry of Defense. At the twenty-second party congress he was elected as a candidate of the Central Committee of the CPSU. He became a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union of six convocations. Pliev has written several books.
The death of the general and his memory
Issa Aleksandrovich died in 1979, in Moscow. He was buried on the Alley of Military Glory in Vladikavkaz. The monument to Issa Pliev was erected in the Znauri district, in the village of Prineu and in Tskhinvali. A bronze bust and a memorial complex were installed in Vladikavkaz. Streets in four cities are named after Issa Pliev.
Awards
Issa Alexandrovich is the hero of many essays,articles and books. Stalin repeatedly signed decrees on his awarding. Pliev was admired not only in the Soviet Union, but also abroad. Issa Alexandrovich made a huge contribution to the victory over the Nazis and received the highest praise from the government. He has been awarded several medals, 6 Orders of Lenin, 1 Order of the October Revolution, 3 Orders of the Red Banner, 2 Orders of Suvorov, and 1 Order of Kutuzov.
