Efim Shchadenko

Yefim Afanasievich Shchadenko (Russian: Ефим Афана́сьевич Щаде́нко; 27 September [O.S. 15 September] 1885 – 6 September 1951) was a Soviet colonel general who served as Deputy People's Commissar of Defense during the early years of World War II.

Yefim Shchadenko
Native name
Russian: Ефим Афана́сьевич Щаде́нко
Born27 September 1885
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died6 September 1951(1951-09-06) (aged 65)
Moscow, USSR
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Red Army
Years of service19171951
RankColonel general
Battles/wars
  • Russian Civil War
  • World War II
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