Mikhail Yefremov (military commander)

Lieutenant General Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov (Russian: Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Ефре́мов; March 11 1897, Tarusa, Kaluga Governorate – April 19 1942, Vyazemsky District) was a Soviet military commander.

He took part in the October Revolution, joined the Russian Communist Party (b) in 1919, and became a division commander in 1921.

During World War II, he commanded the Central Front in August 1941, and the Soviet 33rd Army from October 1941.

Gen. Belov's Cavalry Corps was able to join them before the Germans cut them off from other advancing Soviet forces.

Subsequently, the 33rd army was destroyed and he committed suicide to avoid being taken prisoner by the Germans.