Yakov Timofeyevich Cherevichenko (October 12, 1894 - July 4, 1976), Army General

Army General

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 (1965), was a Soviet military leader.

In 1940, he held the rank of Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

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 and participated in the Bessarabia

Bessarabia

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n campaign.

Honours and awards

Yakov Cherevichenko was awarded two Orders of Lenin

Order of Lenin

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 (1940, February 21, 1945), Order of the October Revolution

Order of the October Revolution

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, four Orders of the Red Banner

Order of the Red Banner

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 (1923, February 22, 1930 November 3, 1944, 1948), Order of Kutuzov

Order of Kutuzov

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 (1st Class) (July 29, 1944) and 2nd class, Order of Suvorov

Order of Suvorov

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 (2nd Class) (1945), Order of the Red Star

Order of the Red Star

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 and numerous medals, including "In Defense of Sevastopol," "In Defense of the Caucasus", "For the capture of Berlin," Medal For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 and Medal «XX years, the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army".

Cherevichenko also received the Polish Cross of Grunwald

Cross of Grunwald

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, third class (1946) and the Medal "For the Odra, Nisus, Baltic" (1946).