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Ivan Fesin

1904-06-12 – 1991-12-24

Life & Legacy

Ivan Ivanovich Fesin (Russian: Иван Иванович Фесин; 24 June [O.S. 12 June] 1904 – 24 December 1991) was a Soviet General-major who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1943; he commanded the 13th Motor Rifle Brigade and the 236th Rifle Division during World War II. After the war he engaged in academic work, teaching at military academies and editing parts of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

Occupation & Career

teacher

Education

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Hero of the Soviet Union; Gold Star medal; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner; Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Order of the Red Star; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Medal "For the Salvation of the Drowning"; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"; Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"; Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Gold Star medal · Hero of the Soviet Union · Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" · Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" · Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" · Medal "For the Salvation of the Drowning" · Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" · Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" · Medal "Veteran of Labour" · Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" · Order of Lenin · Order of Suvorov, 2nd class · Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class · Order of the Red Banner · Order of the Red Star