Ivan Moshlyak

Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak
Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak
Native name	Иван Никонович Мошляк
Born	15 October 1907; Rodino, Barnaul Uyezd, Tomsk Governorate, Russian Empire; (now Rodinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia)
Died	22 April 1981 (aged 73); Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR; (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1929 – 1968
Rank	Major General
Commands held	4th Rifle Regiment; 106th Separate Rifle Brigade; 62nd Guards Rifle Division; 45th Guards Rifle Division
Battles/wars	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Battle of Lake Khasan (1938); ; World War II Eastern Front; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Nikonovich Moshlyak (Russian: Иван Никонович Мошляк; 15 October 1907 – 22 April 1981) was a major general in the Soviet Army who received the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his heroism in the Battle of Lake Khasan during the Soviet–Japanese border conflicts.

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