Nikolai Grigorevich Lyashchenko
Born16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1910
Zima, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died10 October 2000
Moscow, Russia
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Army
RankGeneral of the army
Battles/warsSpanish Civil War
World War II

Nikolai Grigorevich Lyashchenko (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Лященко; 16 May [O.S. 3 May] 1910 – 10 October 2000) was a Soviet Army general. He fought on the Republican side in Spain and against Nazi Germany. He was a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was a recipient of the Order of Zhukov, the Order of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov, the Order of Kutuzov, the Order of the Patriotic War, the Order of the Red Star, and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR.

Preceded byIvan Pavlovski Commander of the Volga Military District 1963–1965 Succeeded byNikolai Ogarkov Preceded byIvan Fedyuninsky Commander of the Turkestan Military District 1965–1969 Succeeded byStepan Belonozko Preceded byMacarius Lipatov Commander of the Central Asian Military District 1969–1977 Succeeded byPyotr Lushev

References

Serdyukov, Igor. "Лященко Николай Григорьевич". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-29.

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