Ivan Tikhonovich Grishin | |
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| Native name | Иван Тихонович Гришин |
| Born | 16 December 1901 Vnukovichi village, Roslavl Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 June 1951 (aged 49) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1951 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 137th Rifle Division 49th Army 6th Guards Army |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (5) Order of Suvorov, 1st class (2) Order of Kutuzov, 1st class Order of the Red Star Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class |
Ivan Tikhonovich Grishin (Russian: Иван Тихонович Гришин; 16 December 1901 – 20 June 1951) was a Soviet Army Colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Grishin enlisted in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and fought against the Tambov Rebellion. He became an officer and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1936. In October 1940, he became the commander of the 137th Rifle Division, which he led through the World War II battles of Smolensk and Moscow. Grishin became 50th Army chief of staff and in April 1943 transferred to the same position in the 11th Guards Army. Soon after, he became 49th Army commander and led the army through the Smolensk Operation, Operation Bagration, the East Prussian Offensive and the Berlin Offensive at the end of the war. Postwar, Grishin commanded the 6th Guards Army. In 1946, he became the head of combat training for the Ground Forces. Grishin died in 1951 in Moscow.