Tagir Kusimov

Who was Tagir Kusimov?

Tagir Taipovich Kusimov was a Soviet military leader of Bashkir origin.

A career cavalry soldier and officer since joining the Red Army in 1928, Kusimov won the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union as a colonel in the 58th Guards Cavalry Regiment of the 16th Guards Cavalry Division in 1944 for his command of the 58th during the Battle of the Dnieper in 1943.

Promoted to major-general after World War II, he held various positions in the Soviet Army and Communist Party and was elected to the supreme soviets of the Russian SFSR, Turkmen SSR, and Bashkir ASSR.