Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov (Russian: Афанасий Павлантьевич Белобородов; 31 January [O.S. 18 January] 1903 – 1 September 1990) was a general in the Red Army during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Between 1963 and 1968, he commanded the Moscow Military District.
Beloborodov was born on 31 January [O.S. 18 January] 1903 in the Siberian village of Akinino to a family of Russian peasant farmers. Having completed only three grades of school, he joined the a partisan detachment at the age of sixteen and participated in the Irkutsk uprising. In 1920 the unit became incorporated into the 8th Irkutsk Rifle Regiment of the 1st Chita Rifle Division. He left the army that year, but re-enlisted in 1923. In 1926 he graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Infantry School and was appointed commander of a rifle platoon of the 6th Khabarovsk Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Priamur Rifle Division. He completed his military and political training in 1929, upon which he was made political commissar of the rifle company of the 107th Rifle Regiment of the 36th Rifle Division.[1]
In November 1929 he was deployed to the border of China due to the Sino-Soviet conflict. The commander of his company was killed during the first battle, so Beloborodov took command. He successfully led the company in several battles and for doing so was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner. After the end of the conflict he remained in command of the company for one year. In 1933 he entered the Frunze Military Academy, which he graduated from in 1936, following which he was appointed assistant chief of the operational department of the staff of the 66th Rifle Division in the Far East. He became Operations Chief of Staff of the 31st Rifle Corps in March 1939. In June of that same year he was made Chief of Staff of the 43rd Rifle Corps. For the first six months of 1941 he was the head of department of military training of the Far Eastern Front.[1][2]
World War IIedit
On 12 July 1941, Beloborodov was made commander of the 78th Rifle Division. In October he and his division arrived at the Western Front as part of the 16th Army. The division's actions in the Battle of Moscow were recognized in November 1941, and the division was honored with the Guards designation and renamed the 9th Guards Rifle Division. Beloborodov was subsequently promoted to the rank of Major-General. The following spring and summer the 9th Guards Rifle Division, under the commanded of Beloborodov, carried out successful combat operations in the Southwestern Front at the Seversky Donets. Later that year, Beloborodov was put in charge of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps. They successfully destroyed the enemy’s defense in Velikiye Luki during the operation of the Kalinin Front. In August 1943, Beloborodov was made commander of the 2nd Guards Rifle Corps. Under his leadership the troops enjoyed success in combat near Smolensk.[3]
Promoted to colonel general on 5 May 1945, in June 1945 he was transferred to the Far East and appointed commander of the 1st Red Banner Army.[1] After the start of the Soviet–Japanese War in August, his army was assigned to participate in the Harbin-Kirin operation. His troops broke through three lines of defense and advanced hundreds of kilometers through mountainous terrain to take control of Mudanjiang and Harbin, doing so with relatively few casualties.[4][5]
Postwaredit
Beloborodov remained in command of the 1st Red Banner Army until 1946, after which he stayed in the military and held numerous senior posts, including commander of the 39th Army. In 1963 he was promoted to the rank of army general and became the commander of the Moscow Military District. In 1966 he was badly injured in a car accident, and his long-term injuries resulted him requesting to be dismissed from command of the district. He died on 1 September 1990 and was buried in the Lenino-Snegiri Military Cemetery.[5]
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Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov Russian Afanasij Pavlantevich Beloborodov 31 January O S 18 January 1903 1 September 1990 was a general in the Red Army during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union Between 1963 and 1968 he commanded the Moscow Military District Afanasy BeloborodovBorn31 January O S 18 January 1903Akinino Baklashi Irkutsk Governorate Russian EmpireDied1 September 1990 1990 09 01 aged 87 Moscow Soviet UnionAllegianceSoviet UnionService wbr branchRed Army later Soviet Army Years of service1919 1920 1923 1968RankArmy generalCommands held78th Rifle Division 9th Guards Rifle Division 5th Guards Rifle Corps 2nd Guards Rifle Corps 43rd Army 1st Red Banner Army 39th Army Voronezh Military District Moscow Military DistrictBattles warsRussian Civil War 1929 Sino Soviet conflict World War IIAwardsHero of the Soviet Union twice Contents 1 Early life 2 World War II 3 Postwar 4 Awards and honors 4 1 Soviet 4 2 Foreign 5 ReferencesEarly life editBeloborodov was born on 31 January O S 18 January 1903 in the Siberian village of Akinino to a family of Russian peasant farmers Having completed only three grades of school he joined the a partisan detachment at the age of sixteen and participated in the Irkutsk uprising In 1920 the unit became incorporated into the 8th Irkutsk Rifle Regiment of the 1st Chita Rifle Division He left the army that year but re enlisted in 1923 In 1926 he graduated from Nizhny Novgorod Infantry School and was appointed commander of a rifle platoon of the 6th Khabarovsk Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Priamur Rifle Division He completed his military and political training in 1929 upon which he was made political commissar of the rifle company of the 107th Rifle Regiment of the 36th Rifle Division 1 In November 1929 he was deployed to the border of China due to the Sino Soviet conflict The commander of his company was killed during the first battle so Beloborodov took command He successfully led the company in several battles and for doing so was awarded his first Order of the Red Banner After the end of the conflict he remained in command of the company for one year In 1933 he entered the Frunze Military Academy which he graduated from in 1936 following which he was appointed assistant chief of the operational department of the staff of the 66th Rifle Division in the Far East He became Operations Chief of Staff of the 31st Rifle Corps in March 1939 In June of that same year he was made Chief of Staff of the 43rd Rifle Corps For the first six months of 1941 he was the head of department of military training of the Far Eastern Front 1 2 World War II editOn 12 July 1941 Beloborodov was made commander of the 78th Rifle Division In October he and his division arrived at the Western Front as part of the 16th Army The division s actions in the Battle of Moscow were recognized in November 1941 and the division was honored with the Guards designation and renamed the 9th Guards Rifle Division Beloborodov was subsequently promoted to the rank of Major General The following spring and summer the 9th Guards Rifle Division under the commanded of Beloborodov carried out successful combat operations in the Southwestern Front at the Seversky Donets Later that year Beloborodov was put in charge of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps They successfully destroyed the enemy s defense in Velikiye Luki during the operation of the Kalinin Front In August 1943 Beloborodov was made commander of the 2nd Guards Rifle Corps Under his leadership the troops enjoyed success in combat near Smolensk 3 On 22 May 1944 he was placed in command of the 43rd Army which soon engaged in the Operation Bagration and the Vitebsk Orsha Offensive On 26 June they expelled German forced from Vitebsk and then went with the Siauliai Offensive He then pursued the Baltic Offensive while forcing Germans into the Courland Pocket after which his men participated in the Battle of Konigsberg before taking out the remainder of the 2nd Germany Army near the Vistula 1 Promoted to colonel general on 5 May 1945 in June 1945 he was transferred to the Far East and appointed commander of the 1st Red Banner Army 1 After the start of the Soviet Japanese War in August his army was assigned to participate in the Harbin Kirin operation His troops broke through three lines of defense and advanced hundreds of kilometers through mountainous terrain to take control of Mudanjiang and Harbin doing so with relatively few casualties 4 5 Postwar editBeloborodov remained in command of the 1st Red Banner Army until 1946 after which he stayed in the military and held numerous senior posts including commander of the 39th Army In 1963 he was promoted to the rank of army general and became the commander of the Moscow Military District In 1966 he was badly injured in a car accident and his long term injuries resulted him requesting to be dismissed from command of the district He died on 1 September 1990 and was buried in the Lenino Snegiri Military Cemetery 5 Awards and honors editSoviet edit nbsp nbsp Hero of the Soviet Union twice 22 July 1944 19 April 1945 nbsp Order of Lenin five times 22 July 1944 21 February 1945 30 January 1963 30 January 1983 nbsp Order of the October Revolution 30 January 1973 nbsp Order of the Red Banner five times 22 February 1930 9 January 1942 3 November 1944 15 October 1955 22 February 1968 nbsp Order of Suvorov 1st class 8 September 1945 nbsp Order of Suvorov 2nd class 22 September 1943 nbsp Order of Kutuzov 1st class 8 February 1943 nbsp Order of the Patriotic War 1st class 11 March 1985 nbsp Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class 30 April 1975 nbsp Medal For the Defence of Moscow 1944 nbsp Medal For the Defence of Stalingrad 1942 nbsp Medal For the Capture of Konigsberg 1945 nbsp Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 1945 nbsp Medal For the Victory over Japan 1945 nbsp Jubilee Medal Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 1965 nbsp Jubilee Medal Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 1975 nbsp Jubilee Medal Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941 1945 1985 nbsp Jubilee Medal In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1969 nbsp Jubilee Medal 30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy 1948 nbsp Jubilee Medal 40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1958 nbsp Jubilee Medal 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1968 nbsp Jubilee Medal 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1978 nbsp Jubilee Medal 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1988 nbsp Medal Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1976 nbsp Medal For the Development of Virgin Lands 1956 nbsp Medal For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms Foreign edit nbsp Order of The People s Republic of Bulgaria 1st class Bulgaria nbsp Medal 90th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov nbsp Medal of Sino Soviet Friendship twice China nbsp Military Order of the White Lion For Victory 1st class Czechoslovakia nbsp Patriotic Order of Merit Gold East Germany nbsp Combat Order for Services to the People and the Fatherland Gold East Germany nbsp Order of Military Merit Mongolia nbsp Medal 30 Years of the Victory in Khalkhin Gol Mongolia nbsp Medal 40 Years of the Victory in Khalkhin Gol Mongolia nbsp Medal 50 Years of the Mongolian People s Revolution Mongolia nbsp Medal 30 Years of Victory over Militaristic Japan Mongolia nbsp Medal 50 Years of the Mongolian People s Army Mongolia nbsp Medal for the Liberation of Korea North Korea nbsp Brotherhood of Arms Medal Poland nbsp Order of the War Banner Yugoslavia References edit a b c d Beloborodov Afanasij Pavlantevich encyclopedia mil ru Retrieved 2019 05 18 Afanasij Beloborodov krestyanskij syn polkovodec geroj Bajkal Info in Russian Retrieved 2019 05 18 Afanasy Beloborodov ECC Sokolniki Retrieved 20 January 2014 General Beloborodov rusplt ru Retrieved 2019 05 18 a b Ufarkin Nikolai Beloborodov 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