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Alexander Fyodorovich Kazankin
Native name
Александр Фёдорович Казанкин
Born15 April 1900
Buinsk, Tatarstan, Russian Empire
Died20 March 1955(1955-03-20) (aged 54)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1918–1955
RankLieutenant general
Commands held4th Airborne Corps

1st Guards Airborne Division
16th Guards Airborne Division
12th Guards Rifle Corps
39th Guards Rifle Corps

Soviet airborne
Battles/warsWinter War

World War II

  • Battle of Smolensk
  • Battles of Rzhev
  • Battle of the Dnieper
  • Berlin Offensive
AwardsOrder of Lenin (2)
Order of the Red Banner (5)
Order of Kutuzov 1st class

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st class

Order of Suvorov 2nd class

Alexander Fyodorovich Kazankin (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Казанкин; 15 April 1900 – 20 March 1955) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet airborne.[1][2] He fought in the Russian Civil War and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1934. Kazankin led the 4th Airborne Corps during the Vyazma airborne operation. He later commanded the 1st Guards Airborne Division, 16th Guards Airborne Division, 12th Guards Rifle Corps and 39th Guards Rifle Corps. Kazankin became the Soviet airborne commander in October 1947, but was demoted to deputy commander in December 1948. After briefly becoming airborne forces commander again between January and March 1950, Kazankin successively became inspector general of the airborne forces and then deputy airborne forces inspector general before his death on 20 March 1955.[2]

  1. ^ "КАЗАНКИН Александр Фёдорович – Десантура.ру – о десанте без границ". desantura.ru. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. ^ a b Shajkin, V.I. (2013). ПЕРВЫЙ "БАТЯ" В ДЕСАНТЕ [The First Father of the Airborne] (PDF). Ryazan: Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-21.

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