Yegor Solyankin | |
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Native name | Егор Николаевич Солянкин |
Born | 21 April 1901 Moscow, Russian Empire |
Died | 26 June 1941 near Raseiniai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 40)
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1920–1941 |
Rank | Major general |
Commands | 2nd Tank Division |
Battles/wars |
Yegor Nikolaevich Solyankin (Russian: Егор Николаевич Солянкин; 21 April 1901–26 June 1941) was a Red Army major general. Solyankin led the 2nd Tank Division during the Battle of Raseiniai, a Soviet counterattack after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He was killed in action during the defeat of his division.