Yakov Fedorenko

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Yakov Fedorenko
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Native name
Яков Николаевич Федоренко
Born22 October [O.S. 10 October] 1896[1]
Tsareborisovo, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire[1]
Died26 March 1947 (aged 50)
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire 1915 – 1917
Soviet Union 1918 – 1947
Service/branchTank Troops
RankMarshal of Armored Troops
UnitMain Armoured Directorate
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards4×Order of Lenin
2×Order of the Red Banner
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[]

Yakov Fedorenko was born to a working class family in . He died in Moscow on 26 March 1947.[1][2]

Career[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Федоренко Яков Николаевич. Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "Fedorenko, Iakov Nikolaevich". Generals.dk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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