Ivan Terentyevich Peresypkin (; June 5, 1904 – October 12, 1978) was a Soviet General, statesman and wartime leader.

Career

He was the People's Commissar of Communications of the USSR from May 1939 to July 1944. On 23 July 1941, he was appointed Chief of Red Army Signals Forces, in addition. He was also Deputy People's

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of Defence of the USSR. From November 1944, he was chief of the Main Communication Directorate of the Red Army and Marshal of the signal troops. During the war, he displayed talent for military leadership. He did a great amount of work ensuring stable communications between the Supreme Command Headquarters, the General Staff, and the combat army. He made a tangible contribution to the development and manufacture of various communications devices and helped supply them to the front.М. И. Вострышев "Москва сталинская. Большая иллюстрированная летопись /1941 год
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Awards

He was awarded many orders and medals over the course of his career: * Order of Lenin (four times) * Order of the October Revolution * Order of the Red Banner (two times) * Order of Kutuzov *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

* Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peresypkin 1904 births 1978 deaths Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Soviet marshals of the branch Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union