Timofey Shapkin (March 5, 1885 – March 22, 1943) was a Soviet corps commander. He served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He fought in the war against

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. In World War II, he commanded the 4th Cavalry Corps.
In March 1943, he fell seriously ill and died on March 22 in a hospital in Rostov-on-Don from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a recipient of the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shapkin, Timofey 1885 births 1943 deaths Russian military personnel of World War I Military personnel of the 1st Cavalry Army Soviet military personnel of World War II Soviet lieutenant generals Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Frunze Military Academy alumni