Ivan Managarov

Ivan Mefodyevich Managarov
Managarov, c. 1945
Born	12 June [O.S. 31 May] 1898 Yenakiyevo, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	27 November 1981(1981-11-27) (aged 83) Yalta, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army Red Army
Years of service	1914–1915 1918–1953
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	8th Cavalry Division 26th Rifle Corps 16th Cavalry Corps 7th Cavalry Corps 41st Army 53rd Army 4th Army
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (3) Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov, 1st class Order of Kutuzov, 1st class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 1st class Order of the Red Star

Ivan Mefodyevich Managarov (Russian: Иван Мефодьевич Манагаров; 12 June [O.S. 31 May] 1898 – 27 November 1981) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union who held field army command during World War II.

A decorated veteran of the Imperial Russian Army, Managarov fought as a cavalryman in the Russian Civil War and rose to division command by the late 1930s. After commanding a rifle and cavalry corps in the Soviet Far East and front reserve in 1941–1942, Managarov briefly commanded the 41st Army before being appointed commander of the 53rd Army in early 1943. He led the army for most of the rest of the war, and commanded the Soviet forces fighting in the city during the Siege of Budapest. After the end of the war in Europe, he commanded the army in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. Postwar, Managarov held army command, but retired in the early 1950s due to his health.