Mikhail Tikhonov

Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov
Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov
	Tikhonov in 1959
Native name	Михаил Фёдорович Тихонов
Born	11 November 1900; Odessa, Odessa Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 February 1971 (aged 70); Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946)
Years of service	1918–1962
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	7th Airborne Brigade; 2nd Airborne Corps; 32nd Guards Rifle Division; 11th Guards Rifle Corps; 108th Rifle Corps; 39th Guards Airborne Corps;
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War; Winter War; World War II;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (3); Order of the Red Banner (4); Order of Kutuzov 1st class; Order of Suvorov 2nd class; Order of the Patriotic War 1st class; Order of the Red Star (2); Legion of Merit;

Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Тихонов; 11 November 1900 – 11 February 1971) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Tikhonov fought in the Russian Civil War and the Winter War. He commanded the 39th Guards Rifle Corps during the Vienna Offensive. After the end of World War II, Tikhonov continued his career in the Soviet Armed Forces and was the chief Soviet advisor to the Hungarian People's Army during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

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