Ivan Petrov | |
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| Native name | Иван Ефимович Петров |
| Birth name | Ivan Yefimovich Petrov |
| Born | 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896 |
| Died | 7 April 1958(1958-04-07) (aged 61) |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch |  Red Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1958 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | 1st Cavalry Division 25th Rifle Division Separate Coastal Army 44th Army Black Sea Group of Forces North Caucasus Front 33rd Army 2nd Belorussian Front 4th Ukrainian Front Turkestan Military District |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Basmachi Revolt World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (5) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of the Red Star (2) Order of Suvorov (3) Order of Kutuzov Order of the Red Banner of Labour Distinguished Service Cross (United States) |
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Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (Russian:Иван Ефимович Петров; 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896 – 7 April 1958) was aSovietArmy General.
Born inTrubchevsk in 1896, he began his military service in theRed Army in 1918, the year when he also joined theBolshevik Party. Petrov fought in theRussian Civil War nearSamara, thePolish–Soviet War in 1920 and theBasmachi rebellion in 1922. In the late 1920s and 1930s Petrov served in Central Asia.
DuringWorld War II, Petrov participated in theSiege of Odessa,Siege of Sevastopol and was noted for heading theSeparate Coastal Army from October 1941 to July 1942 and in November 1943-February 1944,44th Army in August–October 1942,Black Sea Group of Forces,North Caucasus Front,33rd Army in 1944,2nd Belorussian Front,4th Ukrainian Front, and several other units. In April–June 1945 Petrov was a chief of the1st Ukrainian Front Staff.
On May 29, 1945 Petrov was awarded the title of theHero of the Soviet Union.[1] The United States awarded him theDistinguished Service Cross in War Department General Order No. 3 of 1944.
After the war Petrov commanded theTurkestan Military District and was inspector general of land forces. Petrov died in Moscow in 1958 and is buried in theNovodevichy Cemetery.
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| Preceded by Unidentified | Commanding General of the192nd Rifle Division 1940 | Succeeded by Unidentified |
| Preceded by Newly Formed | Commanding General of the27th Mechanized Corps 1941 | Succeeded by Disbanded |
| Preceded by Unidentified | Commanding General of the1st Cavalry Division 1941 | Succeeded by Unidentified |
| Preceded by Unidentified | Commanding General of the2nd Cavalry Division 1941 | Succeeded by Unidentified |
| Preceded by Athanasius Zakharchenko | Commanding General of the25th Rifle Division 1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by LieutenantGeorgy Sofronov | Commanding General of theSeparate Coastal Army October 1941 – July 1942 | Succeeded by Disbanded |
| Preceded by Andrei Khryashchev | Commanding General of the44th Army August 1942 – October 1942 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commanding General of theBlack Sea Group of Forces October 1942 – March 1943 | Succeeded by Disbanded |
| Preceded by Colonel GeneralIvan Maslennikov | Commander of theNorthern Caucasian Front March 1943 – 20 November 1943 | Succeeded by Disbanded |
| Preceded by 2nd Formation of the Army (Command elements fromNorthern Caucasian Front) | Commander of theCoastal Army 20 November 1943 – February 1944 | Succeeded by Army GeneralAndrey Yeryomenko |
| Preceded by General-ColonelVasily Gordov | Commander of the33rd Army March 1944 – April 1944 | Succeeded by General-LieutenantVasily Kryuchenkin |
| Preceded by | Commander of the2nd Belorussian Front April 1944 – June 1944 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the4th Ukrainian Front 1944 – April 1945 | Succeeded by Army GeneralAndrey Yeryomenko |
| Preceded by | Chief of Staff of the1st Ukrainian Front April 1945 – June 1945 | Succeeded by Disbanded to form theCentral Group of Forces |
| Preceded by Reformed from the Split of the Central Asian Military District Command staff came from the1st Shock Army | Commander of theTurkestan Military District 9 July 1945 – 1952 | Succeeded by |
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