Fyodor Ya. Kostenko | |
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Born | February 22, 1896 Bolshaya Martynovka, Russian Empire |
Died | May 26, 1942 Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1915–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1942 (Soviet Union) |
Rank | lieutenant general |
Commands held |
2nd Cavalry Corps 26th Army |
Battles/wars |
World War I Russian Civil War World War II |
Fyodor Ya. Kostenko (Russian, Фёдор Яковлевич Костенко, 1896–1942) was a Soviet corps and army commander. He was born in Martynovsky District, Rostov Oblast to an ethnic Ukrainian family. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star.