Given the question: Facts: - caption: grigori mihailovich shtern - battles: spanish battle of khalkhin gol -lrb- nomonhan -rrb- , winter war civil war , battle of lake khasan , - death date: 28 october 1941 - allegiance: soviet union 1955 -lrb- 1922 -- 1941 -rrb- - commands: 1st red banner army far eastern front 8th army - awards: hero of the soviet union among others - birth date: 24 july 1900 - serviceyears: 1919 - 1941 - name: grigori mihailovich shtern - branch: 23px red army - image: shtern.jpg - birth place: smila , russian empire - rank: colonel general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of grigori shtern .
The answer is:
grigori mihailovich shtern -lrb- , 24 july -lrb- 6 august -rrb- 1900 -- 28 october 1941 -rrb- was a soviet officer in the red army and military advisor during the spanish civil war .he also served with distinction during the soviet-japanese border wars and the winter war .