Alexey Nikolayevich Krutikov

Alexey Nikolayevich Krutikov
Alexey Nikolayevich Krutikov
Born	20 July 1895; Kineshma, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire ; (now in Ivanovo Oblast, Russian Federation)
Died	23 April 1949 (aged 53); Moscow, Russian SFSR ; Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1914-1917) ; Soviet Russia (1918-1922) ; Soviet Union (1922-1949)
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army ; Red Army / Soviet Army
Years of service	1914 - 1917 ; 1918 - 1949
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Commands held	7th Independent Army / 7th Army ; (January 1943 - August 1944);
Battles/wars	World War I; Russian Civil War; World War II Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive Svir-Petrozavodsk Operation; Battle of Nietjärvi; ; Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive; Manchuria Offensive; ;
Awards	Order of Lenin (2x); Order of the Red Banner (2x); Order of Suvorov, 1st class (2x); Order of the Red Star ; and other awards;

Alexey Nikolayevich Krutikov (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Кру́тиков; 20 July 1895 - 23 April 1949) was a Soviet military leader.

A veteran of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the Red Army in the Russian Civil War, Alexey Krutikov graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1931 and General Staff Academy in 1938. He was appointed 7th Army chief of staff in November 1940 and served as the commander of the 7th Army between January 1943 and August 1944.

He closely collaborated with Marshal Kirill Meretskov while chief of staff for the Karelian Front (September - November 1944), chief of staff for the Maritime Group of Forces (April - August 1945), and chief of staff for the 1st Far Eastern Front (August - October 1945).

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