Editing Issa Pliyev (section)

{{Short description|Soviet military commander (1903–1979)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev
| image=Issa Pliev.jpg
|birth_date=25 November 1903
|death_date=6 February 1979 (aged 75)
|birth_place=[[Pravoberezhny District, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania|Stariy Batakoyurt]], [[Russian Empire]] (now [[North Ossetia]], Russia) 
|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|Soviet Union}}
|branch={{army|Soviet Union}}
|serviceyears=1926–1968
|rank=[[General of the Army]]
|commands=5th Cavalry Division<br>[[4th Guards Cavalry Corps]]<br>2nd Guards Cavalry Corps<br>1st Guards [[Cavalry Mechanized Group]]<br>Mobile Group Pliyev<br>Soviet Mongolian Cavalry Mechanized Group<br>[[57th Army (Soviet Union)|57th Army]]<br>[[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]]<br>[[North Caucasus Military District]]<br>Soviet Ground Forces in Cuba
|unit=
|battles=
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* [[World War II]]
** [[Battle of Moscow]]
** [[Battle of Stalingrad]]
** [[Battle of Kursk]]
** [[Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive]]
** [[Battle of Romania]]
** [[Battle of Debrecen]]
** [[Prague Offensive|Battle of Prague]]
** [[Soviet invasion of Manchuria|Invasion of Manchuria]]
* [[Novocherkassk massacre|Novocherkassk riots]]
* [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]
** [[Operation Anadyr]]
{{tree list/end}}
|awards=Twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]
|laterwork=
}}
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'''Issa Alexandrovich Pliyev''' (also spelled as ''Pliev''; {{langx|os|Плиты Алыксандры фырт Иссæ}}; {{langx|ru|Исса́ Алекса́ндрович Пли́ев}}; {{OldStyleDate|25 November|1903|12 November}} — 6 February 1979) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] military commander. Pliyev rose to become the premier cavalry general of the [[Soviet Army]]. He became [[Army General]] (1962), twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (16 April 1944 and 8 September 1945), [[Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic]] (1971). 

During World War II, Pliyev commanded several mechanized cavalry units, ranging from regiments to army corps. The military historians [[David Glantz]] and [[Jonathan House]] described Pliyev as a "great practitioner of cavalry operations in adverse terrain".{{sfn|Glantz|House|2015|p=286}} However, Pliyev became known in the West largely for his involvement in the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].