Iosif Apanasenko

Iosif Rodionovich Apanasenko
Born	April 15, 1890 Russian Empire
Died	August 5, 1943 Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1911–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1943 (Soviet Union)
Rank	General of the army
Commands held	6th Cavalry Division (Soviet Union) Central Asian Military District Far Eastern Front
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II Battle of Kursk

Iosif Rodionovich Apanasenko (April 15, 1890 – August 5, 1943) was a Soviet division commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He received the Cross of St. George three times from the Russian Empire. He was made a Komkor on November 11, 1935 and promoted to Komandarm 2nd rank in 1939. He commanded forces in both Central Asia and the Russian Far East. He was made a colonel general in 1940 before being promoted to general of the army in February 1941. He was killed in the Soviet counteroffensive at Kursk. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner.

References

Sources

• Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья
• Командный и начальствующий состав Красной Армии в 1940-1941 гг pages 112—113