Mikhail Tikhonov

Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov
Tikhonov in 1959
Native name
Михаил Фёдорович Тихонов
Born11 November 1900
Odessa, Odessa Governorate, Russian Empire
Died11 February 1971(1971-02-11) (aged 70)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branchRed Army (Soviet Army from 1946)
Years of service1918–1962
RankLieutenant general
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards

Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov (Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Тихонов; 11 November 1900 – 11 February 1971) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Tikhonov fought in the Russian Civil War and the Winter War. He commanded the 39th Guards Rifle Corps during the Vienna Offensive. After the end of World War II, Tikhonov continued his career in the Soviet Armed Forces and was the chief Soviet advisor to the Hungarian People's Army during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.