Yakov Cherevichenko

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Yakov Cherevichenko
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Yakov Timofeyevich Cherevichenko (Russian: Я́ков Тимофе́евич Черевиче́нко; 12 October 1894 – 4 July 1976) was a Soviet military leader and colonel general.

Biography

First World War and Civil War

Yakov Cherevichenko was born to

First World War in 1914 and was a senior NCO by the time of the October Revolution
in 1917.

Cherevichenko returned to his native region to organize a

Bolshevik Party at the height of the Russian Civil War in 1919 and served in the 1st Cavalry Army
.

Between the wars

Cherevichenko attended the Red Army's Higher Cavalry School in 1924 and graduated from the

colonel-general
in February 1941.

World War II

Cherevichenko was the commanding officer of the

2nd Army from 29 September to 4 October 1941. He assumed command of the Southern Front (Army Group) from Lieutenant-General Dmitry Ryabyshev
on 5 October 1941.

With the majority of

Major-General Alexey Antonov, and Stavka also provided the 37th Army to reinforce the operation on Timoshenko's request.[1]

Though preferring to delay the counterattack because of the delays needed in assembling some of his units, Cherevichenko was pressed to commence the operation by Stavka and had the attack begin on November 17 with just four rifle divisions and one tank brigade, but only one day late.[1] Though able to capture Rostov, Kleist's Panzer Army was caught by surprise in the counterattack and was compelled to abandon the city by the end of the month.[1] On November 30, Pravda published a photograph of Cherevichenko alongside Marshal Stalin's praise of the Rostov defenders.[2] On December 2, the German rode their tanks back to the Mius River.[1]

Credited for his successful work at Rostov, Cherevichenko was made commander of the

Army General Georgy Zhukov and the Kalinin Front of Colonel-General Ivan Konev.[3]

Relieved as commander of the Bryansk Front by Lieutenant-General

Operation Blue
in the fall of 1942.

No longer as esteemed as previously by superior officers in the high command, Cherevichenko was made commander of the

Ivan Petrov
).

Cherevichenko held the position of commanding officer of the

World War II in Europe
.

Post-war

Cherevichenko was an assistant to the commander for the

Tauride Military District
from 1948 to 1950.

Cherevichenko retired from the military service in 1950. He died on 4 July 1976.

Honours and awards

Yakov Cherevichenko was awarded:

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-7146-3347-X
    .
  2. ISBN 978-0-300-15445-0
    .
  3. ISBN 978-0-312-10259-3
    .
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