Vasily Badanov

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Vasily Mikhailovich Badanov
Native name	Васи́лий Миха́йлович Бада́нов
Born	(1895-12-14)14 December 1895 Verkhnyaya Yakushka, Simbirsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1 April 1971(1971-04-01) (aged 73) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1915–1917)  Soviet Union (1919–1953)
Service/branch	Russian Imperial Army Red Army
Years of service	1915–1917 1919–1953
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Commands	24th Tank Corps 4th Tank Army
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov, 2nd class Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class Order of the Red Star various other medals

Vasily Mikhailovich Badanov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Васи́лий Миха́йлович Бада́нов; 14 December 1895 – 1 April 1971) was a Soviet military officer and general, best known for his leadership in the Tatsinskaya Raid (1942) and subsequent command of the 4th Tank Army (1943–1944).