Fedyunkin, Ivan Fedorovich

Ivan Fedorovich Fedyunkin was born on February 18, 1901 in the village of Saitovka, now in the Pochinkovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Civil War

In June 1919 he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army and sent by the Red Army to the 149th Rifle Regiment, after which he took part in hostilities on the Eastern and Turkestan fronts .

In October 1919 he was sent to study at the school of instructors of the 1st Army , after which in January 1920 he was appointed commander of a platoon of a reserve regiment ( Volga Military District ), after which from July to August he took part in the suppression of the anti-Soviet uprising the leadership of A. V. Sapozhkov in the territory of the Samara province .

In January 1921 he was again sent to the Turkestan Front, where he was appointed to the position of platoon commander in the 4th, and then to a similar position in the 5th Turkestan Rifle Regiment, stationed in Tashkent .

Interwar

In September 1922, he was appointed to the position of platoon commander and assistant company commander of the 9th Turkestan Rifle Regiment, stationed in Eastern Bukhara , after which he took part in hostilities against the Basmach armed forces on the territory of the Khorezm Republic .

In October 1924 he was sent to study for re-separation of the V.I. Lenin Joint Military School ( Moscow Military District ), after which in August 1925 he was appointed assistant commander of a company of the 41st Infantry Regiment ( 14th Infantry Regiment division ), and in December 1927 - to the post of course commander of the Ivanovo-Ascension Infantry School. In the same year he joined the ranks of the CPSU (b) .

After completing the Shooting and Tactical Courses, Shot in January 1930 was sent to the Baku Infantry School , where he served as a course commander, assistant commander and company commander.

In May 1934 he was sent to study at the MV Frunze Military Academy , after which he was appointed in December 1937 to the post of chief of the 1st part of the staff of the 24th infantry division , in March 1938 - to the post of chief 1 1st Division of the 1st Division of the Headquarters of the Leningrad Military District , and in April of the same year - to the post of Senior Assistant to the Head of the 1st Division of the Office for the Commander of the Red Army.

In November 1938, Fedyunkin was transferred to the Kharkov Military District , where he was appointed to the post of chief of staff of the 3rd Crimean Rifle Division , and in February 1940 to the post of chief of staff of the 78th Rifle Division ( Far Eastern Front ).

World War II

With the outbreak of war he was in his former position. In October 1941, the division was redeployed to the Western Front , after which, during the Battle of Moscow, it took part in hostilities in the Volokolamsk direction. Soon for the heroism and stamina in defensive battles, the division was transformed into the 9th Guards .

In January 1942 he was appointed to the post of commander of the 149th Rifle Division , and in November - to the post of commander of the 11th Guards Rifle Division , which took part in the course of hostilities in the life direction.

In July 1943 he was appointed commander of the 16th Guards Rifle Corps , which participated in the Orel and Gorodok offensive operations , as well as in the liberation of the cities of Karachev and Gorodok .

In January 1944, Fedyunkin was appointed commander of the 103rd Rifle Corps , which participated in the hostilities during the Belarussian offensive operation and the liberation of the cities of Disna , Daugavpils , Ilukste and Jekabpils .

In December 1944 he was appointed commander of the 1st Guards Rifle Corps , which participated in the course of the Riga and Memel offensive operations .

Post-War Career

After the war he continued to command the corps as part of the Moscow Military District .

In August 1947 he was appointed commander of the 126th Light Mountain Rifle Corps ( Far Eastern Military District ), but since June 1948 he was at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces in connection with the disease. After recovering in December of that year, he was appointed to the post of commander of the 12th Rifle Corps ( Transcaucasian Military District ), and in August 1949 - to the post of assistant commander of the Gorky Military District for military schools.

Lieutenant General Ivan Fedorovich Fedyunkin died on February 12, 1950 in Gorky . He was buried at the Red (Bugrovsky) cemetery .

• Order of Lenin (02.21.1945 ^[1] );
• Four Orders of the Red Banner (01/02/1942, 01/30/1943, 03/03/1944 ^[1] , 1949 ^[1] );
• Two orders of Suvorov 2nd degree (08/27/1943, 07/26/1944);
• Order of Kutuzov, 2nd degree (06/29/1945);
• Order of the Patriotic War of 1 degree (05/23/1943);
• Medals.

Orders (thanks) of the Supreme Commander in which Fedyunkin I.F. is noted ^[2]

• For the breakthrough of the strong, deeply echeloned defense of the Vitebsk fortified area of ​​the Germans, northwest of the city of Vitebsk, on a stretch of 35 kilometers, and two-day advance in the offensive battles from 20 to 40 kilometers, the expansion of the breakthrough to 80 kilometers along the front, and access to the Western Dvina River on a stretch of 35 kilometers. June 24, 1944 No. 115.
• For the assault on the cities of Daugavpils (Dvinsk) and Rezekne (Rezhitsa) - important railway junctions and powerful strongholds of German defense in the Riga direction. July 27, 1944 No. 153.
• For the transition to the offensive from the area northwest and southwest of Šiauliai (Shavli), the breakthrough of the strongly fortified enemy defenses and the seizure of important defense strongholds by the Germans Telipai, Plungyan, Mazeikiai, Trishkiai, Tirkshlyai, Seda, Vorni, Kelma. October 8, 1944 No. 193.

Foreign awards

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( Great Britain 1944) ^[3]

Team of authors . World War II: Comcor. Military Biographical Dictionary / Edited by M. G. Vozhakin . - M .; Zhukovsky: Kuchkovo Field, 2006. - T. 1. - S. 587-588. - ISBN 5-901679-08-3 .