Alexey Tereshkov
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| Native name | Аляксей Дзмітрыевіч Церашкоў |
| Born | 17 March 1893 Karma, Gomelsky Uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 March 1960 (aged 67) Gorky, Soviet Union |
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| Years of service | 1913–1953 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Alexey Dmitrievich Tereshkov (Russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Терешков; Belarusian: Аляксей Дзмітрыевіч Церашкоў; 17 March 1893–18 March 1960) was a Belarusian Soviet Army Lieutenant general and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Tereshkov fought in World War I as a non-commissioned officer and then as a platoon leader. After the February Revolution he joined the Bolshevik party and became a partisan fighting against German troops in Belarus. Tereshkov became a Red Army officer and fought in the Russian Civil War as a company commander. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and after Operation Barbarossa was commander of the 413th Rifle Division in the Far East. The division fought in the Battle of Moscow. In May 1943 Tereshkov was appointed commander of the 38th Rifle Corps, leading the corps during the Battle of Smolensk, Operation Bagration, Vistula–Oder Offensive, and the Battle of Berlin. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Postwar, Tereshkov led the 113th and 5th Guards Rifle Corps. He retired in 1953 and died in 1960.
Tereshkov was born on 17 March 1893 in the village of Karma in Mogilev Governorate. From his childhood Tereshkov helped his father in carpenting, then became a bricklayer. Tereshkov built houses in Shuya, Moscow and Kiev. In 1913, he was drafted into the Imperial Russian Army. After the beginning of World War I, he was sent to the front. In the fall of 1914 Tereshkov was wounded in the leg near Lemberg. After his recovery, Tereshkov graduated from short courses and became a senior non-commissioned officer. He was again sent to the front. For his actions, he was awarded three Crosses of St. George and three Medals of St. George. Tereshkov became a platoon leader at the front. He joined the Bolsheviks immediately after the February Revolution. Tereshkov deserted from the army and returned to Karma.
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