Pavle Abramidze [SEP] place of birth
Georgian village of Vani, Kutais Governorate, then part of the Russian Empire. Drafted in the Red Army in 1923, he graduated from a military college in Tbilisi in 1926. He rose through the ranks, eventually being promoted to major-general on June 4, 1940. He commanded a division in the Winter War with Finland from 1939 to 1940. On August 8, 1940, Abramidze was appointed commander of the 72nd Mountain Rifle Division, which fought the Axis invasion in Ukraine. He was taken prisoner along with many
Pavle Abramidze
Pavle Abramidze (; , "Pavel Ivlianovich Abramidze") (March 19, 1901 – April 3, 1989) was a Georgian commander in the Soviet military. Promoted to major general in 1940, he commanded the 72nd Mountain Rifle Division during the Battle of Uman in World War II. He was taken prisoner by the German Wehrmacht in August 1941 and remained in captivity until May 1945, when he was repatriated to the Soviet Union.
Biography.
Pavle Abramidze was born into a peasant family in the western