Yakov Cherevichenko

Yakov Cherevichenko
Yakov Cherevichenko
Born	12 October 1894; Novosyolovka, Russian Empire ; (now in Rostov Oblast, Russian Federation)
Died	4 July 1976 (aged 81)
Allegiance	Russian Empire ; Soviet Russia ; Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army ; Red Army / Soviet Army
Years of service	1914-1917 ; 1918-1950
Rank	Colonel-general
Commands held	Odessa Military District (1940 - June 1941); 9th Army (June - September 1941); 2nd Army (September - October 1941); Southern Front (October - December 1941); Bryansk Front (December 1941 - April 1942); Black Sea Group of Forces (August 1942 - October 1942); 5th Army (October 1942 - February 1943); Kharkov Military District (September 1943 - January 1944);
Battles/wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; World War II Battle of Rostov; Battle of Moscow; Battle of Berlin; ;
Awards	Order of Lenin (2x); Order of the Red Banner (4x); Order of Kutuzov, 1st class; Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Order of the Red Star ; and other awards;

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

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