Battle of Locust Grove

Nikolai Grigorevich Lyashchenko (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Лященко; 16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1910 – 10 October 2000) was a Soviet Army general. He fought on the Republican side in Spain and against Nazi Germany. He was a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Order of Zhukov, the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov, the Order of Kutuzov, the Order of the Patriotic War, the Order of the Red Star, and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

Preceded by
Ivan Pavlovski
Commander of the Volga Military District
1963–1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Turkestan Military District
1965–1969
Succeeded by
Stepan Belonozko
Preceded by
Macarius Lipatov
Commander of the Central Asian Military District
1969–1977
Succeeded by

References

Serdyukov, Igor. "Лященко Николай Григорьевич". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-29.