Ivan Yefimovich Petrov

Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (Russian: Иван Ефимович Петров; 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896 – 7 April 1958) was a Soviet Army General from 1941.

Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
Native name
Иван Ефимович Петров
Born30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896
Trubchevsk, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died7 April 1958(1958-04-07) (aged 61)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Buried
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branch Red Army
Years of service1918 – 1958
RankGeneral of the Army
Commands held1st 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/warsRussian Civil War
Polish–Soviet War
Basmachi Revolt
World War II
AwardsHero 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)
Signature

Early military career

Born in Trubchevsk in 1896, he began his military service in the Red Army in 1918, the year when he also joined the Bolshevik Party. Petrov fought in the Russian Civil War near Samara, the Polish Soviet War of 1920 and the Basmachi rebellion in 1922. In the late 1920s and 1930s Petrov served in Central Asia.

World War II

During World War II, Petrov participated in the Battle of Odessa, Battle of Sevastopol and was noted for heading the Separate 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 the 1st Ukrainian Front Staff.

Awards

On May 29, 1945 Petrov was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union. The United States awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross in War Department General Order No. 3 of 1944.

After the war Petrov commanded the Turkestan Military District and was inspector general of land forces. Petrov died in Moscow in 1958 and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

Honours and awards

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