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Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (Russian: Иван Ефимович Петров; 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896 – 7 April 1958) was a Soviet Army General from 1941.
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| Native name | Иван Ефимович Петров |
| Birth name | Ivan Yefimovich Petrov |
| Born | 30 September [O.S. 18 September] 1896 Trubchevsk, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 7 April 1958 (aged 61) Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Red Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1958 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | 1st Cavalry Division 25th Rifle Division Separate Coastal Army 44th Army Black Sea Group of Forces North Caucasus Front 33rd Army 2nd Belorussian Front 4th Ukrainian Front Turkestan Military District |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Basmachi Revolt World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (5) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of the Red Star (2) Order of Suvorov (3) Order of Kutuzov Order of the Red Banner of Labour Distinguished Service Cross (United States) |
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Born in Trubchevsk in 1896, he began his military service in the Red Army in 1918, the year when he also joined the Bolshevik Party. Petrov fought in the Russian Civil War near Samara, the Polish–Soviet War in 1920 and the Basmachi rebellion in 1922. In the late 1920s and 1930s Petrov served in Central Asia.
During World War II, Petrov participated in the Siege of Odessa, Siege of Sevastopol and was noted for heading the Separate Coastal Army from October 1941 to July 1942 and in November 1943-February 1944, 44th Army in August–October 1942, Black Sea Group of Forces, North Caucasus Front, 33rd Army in 1944, 2nd Belorussian Front, 4th Ukrainian Front, and several other units. In April–June 1945 Petrov was a chief of the 1st Ukrainian Front Staff.
On May 29, 1945 Petrov was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.[1] The United States awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross in War Department General Order No. 3 of 1944.
After the war Petrov commanded the Turkestan Military District and was inspector general of land forces. Petrov died in Moscow in 1958 and is buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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