Fyodor Kostenko
Fyodor Yakovlevich Kostenko (Russian, Фёдор Яковлевич Костенко, 1896–1942) was a Soviet corps and army commander.
Fyodor Yakovlevich Kostenko | |
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| Born | February 22, 1896 Bolshaya Martynovka, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 26, 1942 Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1915–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1942 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Commands held | 2nd Cavalry Corps 26th Army Southwestern Front |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Biography
He was born in Martynovsky District, Rostov Oblast to an ethnic Ukrainian family. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war.
In World War II, he commanded the 26th Army (June - September 1941) and the Southwestern Front (December 1941-April 1942). He led the task force during the Yelets Offensive from December 6 to December 16, 1941, which ended with the defeat of several enemy divisions.
Kostenko went missing on May 26, 1942, and was presumed killed, being surrounded during the tragic Second Battle of Kharkov.
He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star.
| Preceded by Mikhail Khatskilevich |
Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps April 1939 – July 26, 1940 |
Succeeded by Pavel Alexeyevich Belov |
Sources
- Великая Отечественная война. 1941–1945. События. Люди. Документы: Краткий исторический справочник/ Под общ. ред. О. А. Ржешевского. Сост. Е. К. Жигунов — М.: Политиздат, 1990. — С. 337.
- Колесников Г. М., Лебединский Г. Н., Марков Н. В. и др. Липецк. Справочник-путеводитель. — Воронеж: Центр.-Чернозем. кн. изд-во, 1967.
- Vozhakin, Mikhail Georgievich, ed. (2005). Великая Отечественная. Командармы. Военный биографический словарь [The Great Patriotic War: Army Commanders: Military Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. pp. 108–109. ISBN 5860901135.