Ivan Moshlyak

Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak
Native name
Иван Никонович Мошляк
Born(1907-10-15)15 October 1907
Rodino, Barnaul Uyezd, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Empire
(now Rodinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia)
Died22 April 1981(1981-04-22) (aged 73)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
(now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branchSoviet Army
Years of service1929–1968
RankMajor General
Commands4th Rifle Regiment
106th Separate Rifle Brigade
62nd Guards Rifle Division
45th Guards Rifle Division
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak (Russian: Иван Никонович Мошляк; 15 October 1907 – 22 April 1981) was a major general in the Soviet Army who received the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his heroism in the Battle of Lake Khasan during the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts.[1]

  1. ^ Ufarkin, Nikolai. "Иван Никонович Мошляк". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2021-10-10.