Ivan Herasymov
| Cyrillic ( Ukrainian ) | |
|---|---|
| Іван Олександрович Герасимов | |
| Transl. : | Ivan Oleksandrovyč Herasymov |
| Transcr. : | Ivan Olexandrowytsch Herassymow |
| Cyrillic ( Russian ) | |
| Иван Александрович Герасимов | |
| Transl .: | Ivan Aleksandrovič Gerasimov |
| Transcr .: | Ivan Alexandrovich Gerasimov |
Ivan Olexandrowytsch Herassymow (born August 8, 1921 in Pestrowka ( Sterlitamak Rajon , Bashkir ASSR , RSFSR ), † June 4, 2008 in Kiev , Ukraine ) was a Soviet army general and Ukrainian politician.
As the commander of a tank regiment and chief of staff of a tank brigade, Herassymov participated in the German-Soviet war . After the war he was, among other things, from October 1968 to November 1971 commander of the 1st Guards Armored Army of the Group of the Soviet Armed Forces in Germany near Dresden .
Herassymov had sat in the Verkhovna Rada , the Ukrainian parliament, for the Communist Party of Ukraine since April 2002 . There he was the oldest member of parliament. In 1999, Herassymov was awarded the Hero of Ukraine award.
He died in Kiev in 2008 and was buried in the Kunzewo Cemetery in Moscow .
Honors
Herassymov received numerous honors, including:
- Order of Lenin (2 ×)
- Order of the Red Banner (3 ×)
- Order of the Patriotic War 1st class
- Order of the Red Star (2 ×)
- Bogdan Khmelnitsky Order 1st, 2nd and 3rd class
- Hero of Ukraine
Web links
- Entry Ivan Herassymov in the Encyclopedia of the History of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Iwan Herassymow in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ; accessed on January 17, 2018 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=1403%2F99
- ↑ a b Entry on the website of the "Ukrainian Union of Afghanistan Veterans"; accessed on December 26, 2016 (Ukrainian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herassymov, Ivan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herassymov, Ivan Olexandrovytsch (full name); Герасимов, Іван Олександрович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet general and Ukrainian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pestrovka |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Kiev |