Zakhvatayev was born in
Gari in what is now
Malmyzhsky District,
Kirov Oblast. He fought for the
Imperial Russian Army in
World War I. He received the
Order of Saint Vladimir, the
Order of Saint Anna, the
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) and the
Cross of St. George. He was a recipient of the
Order of Lenin, the
Order of the Red Banner, the
Order of Suvorov and the
Order of Kutuzov. He commanded the
4th Guards Army from March to June 1945; On 28 April 1945, he was awarded the title of
Hero of the Soviet Union for successfully leading his troops in the
Vienna offensive. After June 1945, he was transferred to command the
35th Army in the
Far East and participated in the
Soviet invasion of Manchuria. == References ==