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| Born | 24 May 1896 Chiganak, Makarovskoy volost, Balashovsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 February 1967 (aged 70) Kiev, Soviet Union |
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| Rank | Lieutenant general |
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Karp Vasilyevich Sviridov (Russian: Карп Васильевич Свиридов; 24 May 1896 – 4 February 1967) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Drafted into the Imperial Russian Army during World War I, Sviridov briefly saw combat in 1917 and was demobilized in early 1918. Drafted into the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, he fought as a section commander on the Southern and Eastern Fronts, escaping from Volunteer Army captivity. Sviridov served in staff and command positions during the interwar period and by the beginning of Operation Barbarossa commanded the 18th Rifle Division.
His division was mostly destroyed in encirclement during the Battle of Smolensk, but Sviridov managed to break out and received command of the 363rd Rifle Division, which became the 22nd Guards Rifle Division in early 1942 for its actions in the Battles of Rzhev. In late 1942 the division was converted into the 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps, which Sviridov led for the rest of the war and the early postwar period. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the corps in the Siege of Budapest and the Vienna Offensive.
Postwar, Sviridov continued his military service, successively commanding two rifle corps and serving as deputy commander and assistant commander of several armies before retiring in 1955.