Pavel Rotmistrov (1901–1982) was a Soviet military leader, a Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
During the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939–1940, he commanded the 35th Light Tank Brigade of the 7th Army. From December of 1940, he served as Deputy Commander of the 5th Tank Division (Baltic Military District), and from May of 1941, as Chief of Staff of the 3rd Mechanized Corps. From September of 1941, he commanded the 8th Tank Brigade of the 11th Army during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942. In April of 1942, he assumed command of the 7th Tank Corps, which operated in the area around the city of Yelets and later near Stalingrad. In the summer of 1944, the 5th Guards Army participated in the Belorussian Offensive. In August of that same year, P. Rotmistrov was appointed Deputy Commander of the Armored and Mechanized Forces of the Red Army.
After the end of the Great Patriotic War, from 1945 to 1947, he commanded the Tank Forces of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany, and in 1947, he commanded the Tank Forces in the Far East.
The commemorative stamp provides images of warriors of different times; the main illustration features a portrait of Marshal of the Armored Forces Pavel Rotmistrov against the battle scene of the Belgorod-Kharkov Strategic operation.
| Denomination |
Paper |
Printing method |
Format of the postal card |
Edition |
| Letter “B” |
Chalk surfaced |
Offset |
105 × 148 mm |
3.0 thousand postcards |