Ivan Maslennikov | |
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 Maslennikov in 1945 | |
| Birth name | Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov |
| Born | 16 September 1900 Chalykla, Ozinsky District, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 April 1954 (aged 53) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1918–1954 |
| Rank | General of the Army |
| Commands | 29th Army 39th Army North Caucasus Front 8th Guards Army 42nd Army 3rd Baltic Front Baku Military District Transcaucasian Military District |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov (Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Ма́сленников; September 16, 1900 – April 16, 1954), General of the Army, was a Soviet military and NKVD commander of Army and Front level during World War II. A career Red Army officer, Maslennikov was transferred to NKVD system in 1928, and remained there until the German invasion of 1941, progressing from a counter-guerrilla squadron commander to the chief of NKVD troops. After a mixed career in field troops of World War II and three post-war years, Maslennikov returned to NKVD in 1948 and stayed there, despite political changes, until his suicide in 1954.