▁Category : 1 9 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Fran k lin ▁& ▁Marshall ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Franklin ▁& ▁Marshall ▁College ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Som erset ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁Pennsylvania <0x0A> </s> ▁Vas ily ▁( V as il ) ▁Zak har ov ich ▁Kor zh ▁( , ▁; ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 9 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 ), ▁also ▁known ▁under ▁the ▁Soviet ▁part isan ▁nom ▁de ▁guerre ▁" K om ar ov ", ▁was ▁a ▁Bel arus ian ▁commun ist ▁activ ist ▁and ▁Soviet ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁hero . ▁ ▁A ▁kol k hoz ▁chairman , ▁NK VD ▁officer , ▁and ▁volunte er ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁organ izing ▁and ▁leading ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Soviet ▁part isan ▁units ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 1 - 1 9 4 4 ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁By elor uss ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁ ▁On ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁part isan ▁service , ▁Kor zh ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁major - general ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁military ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁pe asant ▁Bel arus ian ▁family ▁in