Kovpak Partisan Group

Identifier
656
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

When the Great Patriotic War began, Sidor Artiomovich Kovpak was 54 years old. Due to his administrative skills and tenacity for getting things done, he organized a partisan movement in Ukraine named Kovpak Partisan Group. This group had over 1,500 personnel.

Places

  • Founded in Ukraine.

Sources

  • Heroes of the Soviet Union 1941-45 / H. Sakaida. - Oxford, 2004. - p.42