Ilya Arkhipovich Vlasenko
| Ilya Arkhipovich Vlasenko | |
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Vlasenko in 1940
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| Born | 19 July 1902 Dobrush, Gomel Region, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | 11 May 1963 (aged 60) Kiev, Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1932–1957 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Moscow Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration Vistula–Oder Offensive Battle of Berlin |
| Awards |
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin see below |
| Other work | Political Head of the Military District |
Ilya Arkhipovich Vlasenko (19 August 1902 – 11 May 1963) (Ukrainian: Ілля Архипович Власенко, Belarusian: Ілья Архіпавіч Уласенка, Russian: Илья Архипович Власенко) was a political commissar in the Red Army during and following World War II. Vlasenko was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1943 for his leadership in the Battle of the Dnieper.
Vlasenko was born on 19 July 1902 in the town of Dobrush (now part of the Gomel Region in Belarus). His father was a worker at the city's paper mill. Vlasenko graduated from the city's two year primary school. In 1917, he began working at the paper mill. Between 1924 and 1926, Vlasenko served in the Red Army as a soldier with the 2nd Radio Regiment at Bryansk. After demobilization, Vlasenko became a trade union leader at the Dobrush paper mill. He was elected to the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Paper Industry Workers. In 1929, he became head of the trade union's personnel department in Moscow. In 1931, Vlasenko became the director of the Krasnaya Zvezda paper mill in Chashniki. He then became head of the quality control department in the 7th Anniversary of the October Revolution Factory in Moscow. He was elected a deputy of the Moscow Soviet of People's Deputies.
In May 1932, by the decision of the Communist Party he was mobilized and sent to strengthen the Party and political work in the troops of the NKVD. He served in the Tula region and graduated from the KomVUZ and the Higher School of Border Troops.
On 24 June 1941 according to the mobilization plan Battalion Commissar Vlasenko forms together with Lieutenant-Colonel Safiulin 69th Brigade NKVD in the city of Tula and becomes a military commissar of the brigade. 69th Brigade as part of the 50th Army actively participates in the Tula defense operation (the part of Battle of Moscow), reflecting the onset of the 2nd Panzer Group under command of Guderian, who later wrote: "An attempt to capture the city at once stumbled on a strong anti-tank and anti-aircraft defenses and ended in failure, and we have suffered significant losses in tanks and officers". For his personal bravery, courage and leadership in combat Vlasenko awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the title of "Senior Battalion Commissar".
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