Stepan Andeeevich Zotov (November 23, 1882 – September 29, 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Russian Imperial Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Cross of St. George, the

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and the

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. He was made a komkor on November 23, 1935. He died in a Moscow

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during a surgical operation.

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Зотов Степан Андреевич
на сайте города Калача-на-Дону {{DEFAULTSORT:Zotov, Stepan 1882 births 1938 deaths Russian military personnel of World War I Military personnel of the 1st Cavalry Army Soviet komkors Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Cross of St. George