Andrey Chekharin

Andrey Yevseyevich Chekharin (Russian: Андре́й Евсе́евич Чеха́рин; 26 October 1892 – 20 October 1941) was a Red Army colonel killed in World War II.

Chekharin ended World War I as a junior officer, but did not see much action in the Russian Civil War. He served at military educational institutions and in territorial units during the 1920s and 1930s, holding staff positions during the late 1930s. Chekharin commanded the 37th Rifle Division, destroyed in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk, and then the 269th Rifle Division during Operation Typhoon. He was killed while attempting to break out of encirclement during the latter.