Andrey Chekharin

Andrey Yevseyevich Chekharin
Chekharin, c. 1940
Born	26 October 1892 Gubino, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 October 1941(1941-10-20) (aged 48) Near Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Red Army
Years of service	1915–1918 1918–1941
Rank	Colonel
Commands	37th Rifle Division 269th Rifle Division
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Order of the Red Star

Andrey Yevseyevich Chekharin (Russian: Андре́й Евсе́евич Чеха́рин; 26 October 1892 – 20 October 1941) was a Red Army colonel killed in World War II.

Chekharin ended World War I as a junior officer, but did not see much action in the Russian Civil War. He served at military educational institutions and in territorial units during the 1920s and 1930s, holding staff positions during the late 1930s. Chekharin commanded the 37th Rifle Division, destroyed in the Battle of Białystok–Minsk, and then the 269th Rifle Division during Operation Typhoon. He was killed while attempting to break out of encirclement during the latter.