Viktor Zholudev
| Viktor Grigoryevich Zholudev | |
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| Native name | Виктор Григорьевич Жолудев |
| Born | 22 March 1905 Uglich, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 July 1944 (aged 39) Vawkavysk Raion, Grodno Region, Byelorussian SSR |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1922–1944 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held |
199th Rifle Division 234th Rifle Division 6th Airborne Brigade 212th Airborne Brigade 1st Airborne Corps 37th Guards Rifle Division 35th Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) |
| Awards |
  Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of Kutuzov 1st class Order of Suvorov 2nd class (2) |
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)
Battle of Lake Khasan
Battles of Khalkin Gol
World War II
Viktor Grigoryevich Zholudev (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Жолудев; 22 March 1905 – 21 July 1944) was a Red Army major general and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Zholudev fought in the 1929 Sino-Soviet conflict, the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938 and the 1939 Battles of Khalkhin Gol, as well as World War II. Zholudev commanded the 37th Guards Rifle Division during its defense of the Stalingrad tractor factory during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Viktor Zholudev was born on 22 March 1905 in Uglich in the Yaroslavl Governorate in a working class family. After completing lower secondary education, he began working as a log driver at age 14 on the Volga River. In 1921, Zholudev moved to Moscow and worked on the Moskva River.
In May 1922, Zholudev was in the Red Army. He was sent to study at the Moscow engineering courses, but was soon transferred to the 2nd Infantry Petrograd courses. After graduating in September 1923, Zholudev became a platoon commander in the 106th "Sakhalin" Rifle Regiment of the 36th Rifle Division. In August 1925, he graduated from the Siberian repeated courses for Red Army commanders in Irkutsk and was appointed commander of a machine gun platoon in the 106th. In 1927, he was promoted to command of the machine gun company. Zholudev fought in the Sino-Soviet conflict over the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1929 and was wounded.
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