Alexander Kazankin

Alexander Fyodorovich Kazankin

Native name	Александр Фёдорович Казанкин
Born	15 April 1900 Buinsk, Tatarstan, Russian Empire
Died	20 March 1955 Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried at	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1918-1955
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	4th Airborne Corps 1st Guards Airborne Division 16th Guards Airborne Division 12th Guards Rifle Corps 39th Guards Rifle Corps Soviet airborne
Battles/wars	Winter War World War II Battle of Smolensk Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Dnieper Berlin Offensive
Awards	Order of the Red Banner (5) Order of Kutuzov 1st class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st class Order of Suvorov 2nd class

Alexander Fyodorovich Kazankin (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Казанкин; 15 April 1900 – 20 March 1955) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet airborne. He fought in the Russian Civil War and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1934. Kazankin led the 4th Airborne Corps during the Vyazma airborne operation. He later commanded the 1st Guards Airborne Division, 16th Guards Airborne Division, 12th Guards Rifle Corps and 39th Guards Rifle Corps. Kazankin became the Soviet airborne commander in October 1947, but was demoted to deputy commander in December 1948. After briefly becoming airborne forces commander again between January and March 1950, Kazankin successively became inspector general of the airborne forces and then deputy airborne forces inspector general before his death on 20 March 1955.