Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (russian: Иван Ефимович Петров; – 7 April 1958) was a
Soviet Army General from 1941.
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
Samara ( rus, Сама́ра, p=sɐˈmarə), known from 1935 to 1991 as Kuybyshev (; ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Samara Oblast. The city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Samara (Volga), Samara rivers, with ...
, the
Polish–Soviet War in 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
Siege of Odessa,
Siege 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
The 44th Army (russian: 44-я армия) of the Soviet Union's Red Army was an army-level command active during World War II. Initially part of the Transcaucasian Front, its main actions included the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran and the Kerch a ...
in August–October 1942,
Black Sea Group of Forces,
North Caucasus Front,
33rd Army in 1944,
2nd Belorussian Front
The 2nd Belorussian Front (Russian: Второй Белорусский фронт, alternative spellings are 2nd Byelorussian Front) was a military formation, of Army group size, of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. Soviet army g ...
,
4th Ukrainian Front
The 4th Ukrainian Front (Russian: Четвёртый Украинский фронт) was the name of two distinct Red Army strategic army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.
The front was first formed on 20 October 1943, by ...
, and several other units. In April–June 1945 Petrov was a chief of the
1st Ukrainian Front
The 1st Ukrainian Front (Russian: Пéрвый Украи́нский фронт), previously the Voronezh Front (Russian: Воронежский Фронт) was a major formation of the Soviet Army during World War II, being equivalent to a ...
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
Novodevichy Cemetery ( rus, Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist ...
.
Honours and awards
*
Hero of the Soviet Union
* Five
Orders of Lenin
*
Order of the Red Banner, four times
*
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
*
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
*
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 of the Red Banner of Labour of the Turkmen SSR
* Order of the Red Banner of Labour of the Uzbek SSR
*
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
* Order of Merit, 1st class (Hungary)
*
Military Order of the White Lion "For Victory", 2nd class (Czechoslovakia)
*
War Cross, 1939 (Czechoslovakia)
*
Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class (Poland)
*
Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 (Poland)
*
Distinguished Service Cross (USA)
*
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
*
Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
*
Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol"
The Medal "For the Defence of Sevastopol" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Севастополя») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on December 22, 1942 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Sovie ...
*
Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
*
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
*
Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
The Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" (russian: Медаль «За взятие Берлина») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 9, 1945 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to s ...
*
Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"
Commands Held
References
*http://generals.dk/general/Petrov/Ivan_Efimovich/Soviet_Union.html
page from warheroes.ru in Russian
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1896 births
1958 deaths
People from Bryansk Oblast
People from Oryol Governorate
Second convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Third convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Fourth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Members of the Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Commander's Crosses with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (military)
Heroes of the Soviet Union
Knights of the Virtuti Militari
Recipients of the Czechoslovak War Cross
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Recipients of the Military Order of the White Lion
Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Army generals (Soviet Union)
Bolsheviks
Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery