Mikhail Anashkin

Mikhail Borisovich Anashkin
Anashkin, 1945–1946
Native name	Михаил Борисович Анашкин
Born	19 November 1901 Koma, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 January 1951(1951-01-23) (aged 49) Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army
Years of service	1920–1938 1939–1946
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	160th Rifle Division 159th Rifle Division (became 61st Guards Rifle Division) 19th Rifle Corps 33rd Rifle Corps 64th Rifle Corps 129th Rifle Corps
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Sino-Soviet conflict World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Kutuzov, 1st class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 1st class Order of Suvorov, 2nd class

Mikhail Borisovich Anashkin (Russian: Михаи́л Бори́сович Ана́шкин; 19 November 1901 – 23 January 1951) was a Red Army lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Rising to junior command positions during the Russian Civil War, Anashkin held command and staff positions. He was arrested during the Great Purge but released, and after Operation Barbarossa began became a division chief of staff. He commanded the 160th Rifle Division from late 1941 to mid-1942 and the 159th Rifle Division in the Battle of Stalingrad. The latter was converted into the 61st Guards for its actions and Anashkin rose to corps command, leading the 19th, 33rd, and 64th Rifle Corps until early 1944. For the rest of the war, he commanded the 129th Rifle Corps, and was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of it in the Vistula–Oder Offensive during early 1945. Ill health resulted in his early retirement after the end of the war.