Grigoriy Fedotovich Krivosheyev (Russian: Григорий Федотович Кривошеев, 15 September 1929 – 29 April 2019)[1] was a Russian military historian and a Colonel General of the Russian military. He is mostly known in the West, via an alternative transliteration of his name, Krivosheev, as the editor of a book on Soviet military casualties in the 20th century, which was translated and published in English.
General Krivosheyev became widely known after the 1993 publication of the book titled Гриф секретности снят: Потери Вооруженных Сил СССР в войнах, боевых действиях и военных конфликтах (Transliteration: Grif sekretnosti snyat: poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil SSSR v voynah, boevyh deystviyah i voennyh konfliktah), originally in Russian, and about Soviet military casualties in various conflicts of the twentieth century, particularly in World War II.[2] With Krivosheyev being the general editor of the book, this analysis prepared by historians based on declassified Soviet archival data represents the first comprehensive attempt to scientifically address the losses of the armed forces of the former Soviet Union during World War II. Previously, the number of human casualties was mostly a matter of political speculations, and widely fluctuated with changes in political expediencies. In 1997 Krivosheyev's book was translated and published in English under the title of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century.[3]
A follow-up book also under editorship of Krivosheyev addressed Russian and Soviet combat losses in the wars of the 20th century, titled Russia and the USSR in the Wars of the Twentieth Century: Losses of the Armed Forces. A Statistical Study, was published in Moscow in 2001.[4]
Krivosheev's analysis has generally been accepted by historians, however his study has been disputed by some independent researchers in Russia. His critics maintain that he underestimated the number of missing in action and POW deaths[5][6] and deaths of service personnel in rear area hospitals.[7]Makhmut Gareev former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR maintains that the published information on Soviet casualties is the work of the individual authors and not based on official data. According to Gareev the Russian government has not disclosed the actual losses in the war.[8] In 2000 S. N. Mikhalev[9] published a study of Soviet casualties. From 1989 to 1996 he was an associate of the Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defence. Mikhalev disputed Krivosheev's figure of 8.7 million military war dead, he put the losses of the at more than 10.9 million persons based on his analysis of those conscripted. He maintained that the official figures cannot be reconciled to the total men drafted and that POW deaths were understated.[10] Mikhalev put total irreplaceable losses at 13.7 million, he believed at the official figures understated POW and missing losses, the deaths of service personnel convicted of offenses were not included with overall losses and the number that died of wounds was understated.[11] German historian Roman Töppel, in his 2017 book on the battle of Kursk (written after consulting all available armies and units archives), noted that Krivosheev's figures for the Battle of Kursk are underestimated, probably by 40% [12]
Krivosheev did maintain POW and MIA losses of the combat forces were actually 1.783 million, according to Krivosheev the higher figures of dead includes reservists not on active strength, civilians and military personnel who were captured in the war.[3]
^. Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^Krivosheyev, G. F., ed. (1993). Grif sekretnosti snyat: poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil SSSR v voynah, boevyh deystviyah i voennyh konfliktah (in Russian). Moscow: Voennoe izdatelstvo. ISBN5-203-01400-0.
^ abKrivosheyev, G.F., ed. (1997). Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century. London: Greenhill Books. p. 236. ISBN1-85367-280-7.
^Krivosheyev, G. F., ed. (2001). Rossiya i SSSR v voynah XX veka: poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil. Statisticheskoe issledovanie (in Russian). Moscow: OLMA-Press. ISBN5-224-01515-4.
^Mikhalev, S. N (2000). Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945 gg: Statisticheskoe issledovanie (Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 A Statistical Investigation). Krasnoiarskii gos. pedagog. universitet (Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University). ISBN978-5-85981-082-6. (In Russian)
^Mikhalev, S. N (2000). Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945 gg: Statisticheskoe issledovanie (Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 A Statistical Investigation). Krasnoiarskii gos. pedagog. universitet (Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University). pp.18-23 ISBN978-5-85981-082-6. (In Russian)
^Mikhalev, S. N (2000). Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945 gg: Statisticheskoe issledovanie (Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 A Statistical Investigation). Krasnoiarskii gos. pedagog. universitet (Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University). pp.26-28 ISBN978-5-85981-082-6. (In Russian)
^Töppel, Roman (2017). Kursk 1943 : Die größte Schlacht des Zweiten Weltkriegs (in German). Schöningh Paderborn. ISBN978-3506781871.
^"Кривошеев Григорий Федотович" (in Russian). ФВМ ПЗО МО РФ. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Works citededit
Erlikhman, Vadim (2004). Потери народонаселения в 20. веке. Русская панорама. ISBN978-5-93165-107-1.
Il'Enkov, S. A. (June 1996). "Concerning the registration of Soviet armed forces' wartime irrevocable losses, 1941–1945". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 9 (2): 440–442. doi:10.1080/13518049608430243.
Further readingedit
A book review of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century by Walter S. Dunn, The Journal of Military History, Vol. 62, No. 3 (Jul., 1998), pp. 660–661.
A book review of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century by James F. Dunningan in The World War II Bookshelf: Fifty Must-Read Books, 2004, Citadel Press, ISBN0-8065-2609-2, pp. 136–139.
Krivosheyev, G. F. (ed.). "Россия и СССР в войнах XX века: Потери вооруженных сил: Статистическое исследование" [Russia and the USSR in the Wars of the Twentieth Century: Losses of the Armed Forces. A Statistical Study] (in Russian). Google translation
May 07, 2024
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Fedotovich and the family name is Krivosheyev Grigoriy Fedotovich Krivosheyev Russian Grigorij Fedotovich Krivosheev 15 September 1929 29 April 2019 1 was a Russian military historian and a Colonel General of the Russian military He is mostly known in the West via an alternative transliteration of his name Krivosheev as the editor of a book on Soviet military casualties in the 20th century which was translated and published in English Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 3 Commentary on Krivosheev 4 Death 5 References 5 1 Works cited 6 Further readingBiography editGrigoriy Krivosheyev was born in the village of Kinterep Legostayevsky now Maslyaninsky District of the Novosibirsk Oblast province in western Siberia He was a graduate of the Frunze Military Academy A Ph D Kandidat nauk in military science from 1995 Krivosheyev is a professor in the Russian Academy of Military Sciences Published works editGeneral Krivosheyev became widely known after the 1993 publication of the book titled Grif sekretnosti snyat Poteri Vooruzhennyh Sil SSSR v vojnah boevyh dejstviyah i voennyh konfliktah Transliteration Grif sekretnosti snyat poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil SSSR v voynah boevyh deystviyah i voennyh konfliktah originally in Russian and about Soviet military casualties in various conflicts of the twentieth century particularly in World War II 2 With Krivosheyev being the general editor of the book this analysis prepared by historians based on declassified Soviet archival data represents the first comprehensive attempt to scientifically address the losses of the armed forces of the former Soviet Union during World War II Previously the number of human casualties was mostly a matter of political speculations and widely fluctuated with changes in political expediencies In 1997 Krivosheyev s book was translated and published in English under the title of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century 3 A follow up book also under editorship of Krivosheyev addressed Russian and Soviet combat losses in the wars of the 20th century titled Russia and the USSR in the Wars of the Twentieth Century Losses of the Armed Forces A Statistical Study was published in Moscow in 2001 4 Commentary on Krivosheev editMain article World War II casualties of the Soviet Union Krivosheev s analysis has generally been accepted by historians however his study has been disputed by some independent researchers in Russia His critics maintain that he underestimated the number of missing in action and POW deaths 5 6 and deaths of service personnel in rear area hospitals 7 Makhmut Gareev former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR maintains that the published information on Soviet casualties is the work of the individual authors and not based on official data According to Gareev the Russian government has not disclosed the actual losses in the war 8 In 2000 S N Mikhalev 9 published a study of Soviet casualties From 1989 to 1996 he was an associate of the Institute of Military History of the Ministry of Defence Mikhalev disputed Krivosheev s figure of 8 7 million military war dead he put the losses of the at more than 10 9 million persons based on his analysis of those conscripted He maintained that the official figures cannot be reconciled to the total men drafted and that POW deaths were understated 10 Mikhalev put total irreplaceable losses at 13 7 million he believed at the official figures understated POW and missing losses the deaths of service personnel convicted of offenses were not included with overall losses and the number that died of wounds was understated 11 German historian Roman Toppel in his 2017 book on the battle of Kursk written after consulting all available armies and units archives noted that Krivosheev s figures for the Battle of Kursk are underestimated probably by 40 12 Krivosheev did maintain POW and MIA losses of the combat forces were actually 1 783 million according to Krivosheev the higher figures of dead includes reservists not on active strength civilians and military personnel who were captured in the war 3 Death editKrivosheev died on 29 April 2019 and was buried in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery on 2 May 2019 13 References edit KRIVOShEEV Grigorij Fedotovich Krasnaya zvezda Archived from the original on 2019 04 30 Retrieved 2019 04 30 Krivosheyev G F ed 1993 Grif sekretnosti snyat poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil SSSR v voynah boevyh deystviyah i voennyh konfliktah in Russian Moscow Voennoe izdatelstvo ISBN 5 203 01400 0 a b Krivosheyev G F ed 1997 Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century London Greenhill Books p 236 ISBN 1 85367 280 7 Krivosheyev G F ed 2001 Rossiya i SSSR v voynah XX veka poteri vooruzhyonnyh sil Statisticheskoe issledovanie in Russian Moscow OLMA Press ISBN 5 224 01515 4 Mikhalev S N 2000 Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941 1945 gg Statisticheskoe issledovanie Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 A Statistical Investigation Krasnoiarskii gos pedagog universitet Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University ISBN 978 5 85981 082 6 In Russian Erlikhman 2004 Il Enkov 1996 Makhmut Gareev Battles on the military historical front in Russian Moscow 2008 p 496 Pamyati professora Mihaleva Sergeya Nikolaevicha Mikhalev S N 2000 Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941 1945 gg Statisticheskoe issledovanie Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 A Statistical Investigation Krasnoiarskii gos pedagog universitet Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University pp 18 23 ISBN 978 5 85981 082 6 In Russian Mikhalev S N 2000 Liudskie poteri v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941 1945 gg Statisticheskoe issledovanie Human Losses in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 A Statistical Investigation Krasnoiarskii gos pedagog universitet Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University pp 26 28 ISBN 978 5 85981 082 6 In Russian Toppel Roman 2017 Kursk 1943 Die grosste Schlacht des Zweiten Weltkriegs in German Schoningh Paderborn ISBN 978 3506781871 Krivosheev Grigorij Fedotovich in Russian FVM PZO MO RF Retrieved 7 February 2023 Works cited edit Erlikhman Vadim 2004 Poteri narodonaseleniya v 20 veke Russkaya panorama ISBN 978 5 93165 107 1 Il Enkov S A June 1996 Concerning the registration of Soviet armed forces wartime irrevocable losses 1941 1945 The Journal of Slavic Military Studies 9 2 440 442 doi 10 1080 13518049608430243 Further reading editA book review of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century by Walter S Dunn The Journal of Military History Vol 62 No 3 Jul 1998 pp 660 661 A book review of Soviet Casualties and Combat Losses in the Twentieth Century by James F Dunningan in The World War II Bookshelf Fifty Must Read Books 2004 Citadel Press ISBN 0 8065 2609 2 pp 136 139 Krivosheyev G F ed Rossiya i SSSR v vojnah XX veka Poteri vooruzhennyh sil Statisticheskoe issledovanie Russia and the USSR in the Wars of the Twentieth Century Losses of the Armed Forces A Statistical Study in Russian Google translation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grigori F Krivosheev amp oldid 1154637421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
