karbyshev dmitry mikhailovich, participant in the great patriotic war.ng troops, professor. at the beginning of june 1941, karbyshev was sent to the western special military district. the great patriotic war found him at the headquarters of the third army in grodno. on june 27 , the army headquarters was surrounded. in august 1941, while trying to get out of encirclement , lieutenant general. was seriously shell-shocked for the battle in the dnieper region. in an unconscious state he was captured. the nazis repeatedly tried to persuade karbyshev to commit treason; he refused to serve as a fascist. on the night of february 18, 1945, in the mounthousen concentration camp, among other prisoners was doused with water in the cold and died. for the exceptional steadfastness and courage shown in the fight against the german invaders in the great patriotic war, lieutenant general of the engineering troops dmitry mikhailovich karbyshev was posthumously awarded the title of hero of the soviet union. belarus president alexander lukashenko instructed officials to pr