Yakov Fedorenko
Appearance
Yakov Fedorenko | |
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Native name | Яков Николаевич Федоренко |
Born | 22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1896[1] Tsareborisovo, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire[1] |
Died | 26 March 1947 (aged 50) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | 1915 – 1917 1918 – 1947 |
Service | Tank Troops |
Rank | Marshal of Armored Troops |
Unit | Main Armoured Directorate |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Order of Lenin (4×) Order of the Red Banner (2×) Order of Suvorov Order of Kutuzov[1] |
Yakov Nikolayevich Fedorenko (Russian: Яков Николаевич Федоренко; 22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1896 – 26 March 1947) was a Soviet marshal and commander during World War II.
Life
[edit]Yakov Fedorenko was born to a working-class family in Tsareborisovo. He died in Moscow on 26 March 1947.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 1915, during World War I, he was drafted into the Russian Navy. He also participated in October Revolution.[2]
He joined the Red Army in 1918. In the 1920s, he completed the Higher Artillery Command School, and commanded multiple battalions and regiments.[1]
On 4 June 1940, he became the Lieutenant-General of the Tank Troops. On 1 January 1940, he became a Colonel-General of the Tank Troops. On 21 February 1944, he became Marshal of the Tank Troops.[3]
Ranks
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e Федоренко Яков Николаевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ a b Dowling, Timothy C. (2 December 2014). Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond. ABC-CLIO. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-59884-948-6.
- ^ a b c "Fedorenko, Iakov Nikolaevich". Generals.dk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1947 deaths
- People from Kharkiv Oblast
- People from Izyumsky Uyezd
- Russian Social Democratic Labour Party members
- Old Bolsheviks
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Second convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities
- Soviet Marshals of Tank Troops
- Frunze Military Academy alumni
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- Military personnel of the 1st Cavalry Army
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class