Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin Military person

Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin (rus. Митрофа́н Ива́нович Неде́лин) was a Soviet military commander who served as Chief Marshal of Artillery, a position he held from May 8, 1959 until his untimely death. A member of Communist Party from 1924, he was honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union on Apr 28, 1945 for his service in the second world war.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 09, 1902
Birth place
Borisoglebsk , Voronezh Oblast , Russian Empire
Date of deathOctober 24, 1960
Place of death
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Resting place
Kremlin Wall Necropolis

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Military person

allegianceSoviet Union
award
Hero of the Soviet Union
military operations
Russian Civil War
Winter War
World War II
Spanish Civil War
military branch
Artillery
Strategic Missile Troops
military command
13th Artillery Regiment (1939-40)
4th Anti-Tank Brigade (1941)
Artillery 160th Rifle Division (1940-41)
Artillery 18th Army (1941)
Artillery 37th Army (1941-43)
Artillery 3rd Ukrainian Front (1943-45)
Artillery 56th Army (1943)
Artillery South-Western Front (1943)
Chief Artillery Directorate (1948-50)
CinC Artillery (1950-52 1953-55)
CinC Strategic Missile Force (1959-60)
Deputy Minister of Defence (1955-60)
Deputy Minister of War (1952-53)
V Artillery Corps (1943)
Artillery Southern Soviet Group of Forces (1945-46)
service start1920
service end1960

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