Ivan Zatevakhin
Ivan Ivanovich Zatevakhin | |
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Native name | Иван Иванович Затевахин |
Born |
17 July 1901 Kobylinka village, Efremov County, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died |
6 April 1957 Moscow, Soviet Union |
Buried at | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Red Army |
Years of service | 1919-1957 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held |
212th Airborne Brigade |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of Kutuzov 2nd class |
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Ivan Ivanovich Zatevakhin (Russian: Иван Иванович Затевахин; 17 July 1901-6 April 1957) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) from 1944 to 1946.[1][2]
Early life
Ivan Zatevakhin was born on 17 July 1901 in Kobylinka village, Efremov County, Tula Governorate. His father was a blacksmith.[3] On 6 November 1919, he joined the Red Army.[4][5] Zatevakhin fought in the Russian Civil War, where he commanded a platoon, a company and a battalion.[1] Zatevakhin graduated from the 17th Tula Infantry Commanders school in 1922.[6] In October, he became a platoon commander in the 50th Rifle Regiment of the 17th Rifle Division. In 1924, he graduated from the Lenin Higher Military School in Leningrad. In 1933, Zatevakhin graduated from Frunze Military Academy.[1] In May, he became the chief of the operations staff for the 21st Rifle Division.[6]
In April 1936, Zatevakhin became head of operations staff of the 39th Rifle Corps. In June, he was promoted to Major and commanded the 3rd Airborne Regiment in the Far East and also became the Chief of the Airborne Section of the Air Army.[7] In September, Zatevakhin became the commander of the 2nd Airborne Brigade. In October 1938, he became the commander of the 212th Airborne Brigade.[2] Zatevakhin led the brigade during the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in August 1939, where he was wounded.[6] For his actions during the Battle of Khalkin Gol, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.[4] In June 1941, five airborne corps were formed and the 212th Airborne Brigade was transferred to the Odessa Military District.[8]
World War II
After Operation Barbarossa, Zatevakhin led the 212th Airborne Brigade during the Battle of Kiev.[9] During the Battle of Kiev, troops of the brigade allegedly repelled German attempts to cross the Desna River. In September, the brigade defended the Konotop sector, where it was temporarily surrounded but broke out after 5 days. Zatevakhin was awarded a second Order of the Red Banner for his actions there.[4] He replaced Vasili Glazunov as the commander of the 3rd Airborne Corps from October to November. On 27 December 1941, he was promoted to Major general.[10] In January 1942, he became the deputy head of the Airborne Forces Formation and Staff Directorate. In May, he was appointed the deputy commander of the Soviet Airborne Forces. He commanded the airborne corps during the Dnieper Airborne Operation.[11][12] In August 1944, Zatevakhin became the commander of the Separate Airborne Army [13]and the commander of the Soviet airborne, replacing Alexander Kapitokhin. On 5 November, he was promoted to Lieutenant general.[10]
Postwar
In April 1946, Zatevakhin was replaced as the commander of the Soviet airborne for "poor organization during the transition to peace", which had allegedly led to the death of Colonel Amintayev during a training exercise.[4][6] Zatevakhin became the deputy commander of the 23rd Army in July. In February 1947, he became a senior instructor at the Military Academy of the General Staff. He died on 6 April 1957 in Moscow and is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery.[14]
References
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- 1 2 Zaleski, Konstantin (2015-04-22). Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ°Ñ ÐžÑ‚ÐµÑ‡ÐµÑÑ‚Ð²ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð²Ð¾Ð¹Ð½Ð°. Ð‘Ð¾Ð»ÑŒÑˆÐ°Ñ Ð±Ð¸Ð¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ñ„Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÑÐ½Ñ†Ð¸ÐºÐ»Ð¾Ð¿ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ñ [The Great Patriotic War Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 545727697X.
- ↑ "Один из Ñоздателей войÑк «дÑди ВаÑи»". zarya-efremov.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Третий командующий". www.litrossia.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ°Ñ ÐžÑ‚ÐµÑ‡ÐµÑтвеннаÑ: командармы : военный биографичеÑкий Ñловарь [Great Patriotic War Army Commanders] (in Russian). Kuchkovo Field. 2005-01-01.
- 1 2 3 4 "Затевахин Иван Иванович | Страницы роÑÑийÑкой иÑтории". russian-dossier.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "БиографичеÑкие очерки || ÑтатьÑ". www.tounb.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
- ↑ "Иван Иванович Затевахин ТульÑкие бренды". btula.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ "Ð’Ñе о ВДВ, клубы деÑантников, фильмы о ВДВ, деÑантура, воздушно-деÑантные войÑка.". sdrvdv.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- 1 2 "Biography of Lieutenant-General Ivan Ivanovich Zatevakhin - (Иван Иванович Затевахин) (1901 – 1957), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
- ↑ Erickson, John (1999-01-01). Stalin's War with Germany: The road to Berlin. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300078137.
- ↑ Pobochny, Vladimir; Antonovna, Lyudmila (2015-08-15). ОÑень 1943 года [October 1943] (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 9785457843400.
- ↑ Glantz, David M. (1994-01-01). The History of Soviet Airborne Forces. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780714641201.
- ↑ "Затевахин Иван Иванович". novodevichiynecropol.narod.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-15.