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Andrey Nikitovich Lyakhov
Lyakhov, c. 1940
Born25 August 1909
Konstantinovka, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died19 September 1943(1943-09-19) (aged 34)
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1931–1943
RankColonel
Commands held95th Guards Rifle Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner

Andrey Nikitovich Lyakhov (Russian: Андрей Никитович Ляхов; 25 August 1909 – 19 September 1943) was a Red Army colonel killed in World War II who commanded the 95th Guards Rifle Division.

Early life and prewar service

Andrey Nikitovich Lyakhov was born on 25 August 1909 in the village of Konstantinovka, Konstantinovskoy

22nd Rifle Division at Novorossiysk. After graduating in October 1932, he was appointed to the 25th (later the 112th) Rifle Regiment of the 38th Rifle Division at Novocherkassk, serving as a machine gun platoon commander, platoon commander in the regimental school, and assistant commander and commander of the 2nd Machine Gun Company.[1]

In May 1937, Lyakhov was transferred to serve as a tactics instructor at the

Junior Lieutenants Course in Krasnodar and from April 1938 at the Millerovo Reserve KUKS. On 10 February 1940 he was appointed assistant chief for the training and personnel sections of the Nizhny Chir Reserve KUKS, then served as chief of the training department of the course. In November of that year, Lyakhov transferred to serve as chief of staff of the 751st Rifle Regiment of the 165th Rifle Division of the North Caucasus Military District, forming at Ordzhonikidze. By 1941, he completed two courses of the correspondence department of the Frunze Military Academy.[1]

World War II

After

Fastov in the second echelon. During these actions, Lyakhov was concussed on 15 July but did not leave the frontline. He was wounded on 27 July near Klekhovka, Fastov District and evacuated to a hospital.[1]

After recovering, Lyakhov was sent back to the Southwestern Front and on 4 October appointed chief of staff of the 987th Rifle Regiment of the

Seversky Donets. For his actions in the battle for Yastrebovo on 29 December, in which he was wounded, then-Major Lyakhov was awarded the Order of the Red Star on 10 April 1942. Wounded a second time on 13 February 1942 near Sazhnoye, he was appointed commander of the regiment in April, leading it in the Second Battle of Kharkov during May and June. On 22 June the division marched to the Korocha region, rejoining the 21st Army, part of the Southwestern Front and then the Stalingrad Front from 12 July, fighting in the Battle of Voronezh and the defensive of the approaches to Stalingrad. During the Battle of Voronezh, Lyakhov was wounded a third time on 13 June near Novo-aleksandrovskoy, Kharkov Oblast.[1]

The 226th was withdrawn to the

Stalingrad Tractor Factory. For this action the division was converted into the 95th Guards Rifle Division on 4 May. Then-Lieutenant Colonel Lyakhov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 21 January and the Order of Alexander Nevsky on 11 March. After the end of the Battle of Stalingrad the division was withdrawn to the RVGK in the Steppe Military District, where it joined the 5th Guards Army.[1]

In June 1943 Lyakhov, promoted to colonel, was appointed deputy commander of the 95th Guards Rifle Division, and from 30 June temporarily commanded it while Major General

Bogodukhov region, then attacked along the Kharkov-Poltava railway. From 7 September the division with the army fought in heavy battles on the Poltava sector as part of the Steppe Front, in which Lyakhov was killed on 19 September. After the liberation of Poltava, he was buried in the square of the Kiev station.[1]

Awards

Lyakhov was a recipient of the following decorations:[1]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tsapayev & Goremykin 2015, pp. 659–660.

Bibliography

  • Tsapayev, D. A.; et al. (2015). Великая Отечественная: Комдивы. Военный биографический словарь [The Great Patriotic War: Division Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 4. Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole.
    ISBN 978-5-9950-0602-2
    .
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