Ivan Nikitich Konev

Ivan Nikitich Konev
Native name	Иван Никитич Конев
Born	5 January 1899 (N.S.) Sheshminskaya Krepost village, Bugulminsky Uyezd, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	19 November 1973(1973-11-19) (aged 74) Kuibyshev, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1916–1917) Soviet Union (1918–1955)
Rank	Major general
Commands	8th Airborne Corps 3rd Guards Airborne Division 23rd Mechanized Division 106th Guards Airborne Division
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Battle of Khalkin Gol World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (3) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Suvorov 2nd class Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Order of the Red Star

Ivan Nikitich Konev (Russian: Иван Никитич Конев; 5 January 1899 – 19 November 1983) was a Soviet major general during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Konev led the 3rd Guards Airborne Division through most of the war and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the division during the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. Postwar, Konev continued to serve in the Soviet Army and became the deputy commander of multiple army corps.