Global InformationKornei Andrusenko information
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 Andrusenko, c. 1945 | |
| Native name | Корней Михайлович Андрусенко |
| Born | 27 September 1899 Parafiivka, Borzensky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 8 October 1976 (aged 77) Kiev, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
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| Years of service | 1918–1946 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War World War II |
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Kornei Mikhailovich Andrusenko (Russian: Корней Михайлович Андрусенко; 27 September 1899 – 8 October 1976) was a Ukrainian Red Army colonel and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Andrusenko joined the Red Army in 1918, fighting in the Russian Civil War in Ukraine and the Polish–Soviet War. During the interwar period, he became an infantry officer and studied at the Frunze Military Academy just before the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Andrusenko commanded two different rifle regiments in the Battle of Moscow before taking command of the 329th Rifle Division in December. In March 1942, his division was encircled and destroyed. Andrusenko escaped and was sentenced to death for "inaction", but the sentenced was changed to ten years and delayed until the end of the war. He was demoted to command a cadet rifle brigade, which he led during the Battle of Stalingrad. For an unauthorized retreat, he was again demoted to command of a regiment. For his subsequent leadership of the regiment, Andrusenko was restored in rank and for his actions in the Battle of the Dnieper was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. In January 1944, he was given command of the 55th Rifle Division, leading it in Operation Bagration and the Baltic Offensive. In the spring of 1945 Andrusenko took command of the 184th Rifle Division in the Soviet Far East and led it in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August of that year. He retired from the army after the end of the war.