Ivan Peresypkin

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Ivan Terentyevich Peresypkin (Russian: Ива́н Тере́нтьевич Пересы́пкин, June 5, 1904 in the Oryol Oblast – October 12, 1978 in Moscow) was a Soviet General, statesman and wartime leader.

He was the People's Commissar of Signal Corps of the USSR From May 1939 to July 1944. During the Great Patriotic War he served concurrently as Deputy People's Commissar of Defence of the USSR – chief of the Main Communication Directorate of the Red Army. 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.^[1][2][3][4]

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

References[]

• Ivan Peresypkin at Find a Grave