Trifon Ivanovich Shevaldin ( Russian: Шевалдин, Трифон Иванович, Pristan, Krasnoufimsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, 1 February 1888 – Samara, 2 July 1954) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General (1940).
Shevaldin participated in the
First World War and the
Russian Civil War.
He joined the
Bolshevik Party in 1917.
From 1930 until 1934 he was commander of the
33rd Infantry Division. From October 1937 to September 1938 he led the
4th Rifle Corps.
Between January 1939 and July 1940, he was Commander in Chief of the
Volga Military District.
At the start of the
Second World War in June 1941, he became head of the
Leningrad Military District until September when he became commander of the
8th Army. He fought against the German Army in
Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation, in the area of the cities of Kingisepp, Luga, Pushkin and Kolpino. In heavy defensive battles, the enemy was stopped near the cities of Oranienbaum and Kolpino, creating the very important
Oranienbaum Bridgehead. On 28 November 1941, he was relieved of command after a failed counteroffensive.
He spent the rest of the war as commander of the
Arkhangelsk Military District,
White Sea Military District and
Belorussian Military District.
In 1948 he was retired.
Trifon Ivanovich Shevaldin ( Russian: Шевалдин, Трифон Иванович, Pristan, Krasnoufimsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, 1 February 1888 – Samara, 2 July 1954) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General (1940).
Shevaldin participated in the
First World War and the
Russian Civil War.
He joined the
Bolshevik Party in 1917.
From 1930 until 1934 he was commander of the
33rd Infantry Division. From October 1937 to September 1938 he led the
4th Rifle Corps.
Between January 1939 and July 1940, he was Commander in Chief of the
Volga Military District.
At the start of the
Second World War in June 1941, he became head of the
Leningrad Military District until September when he became commander of the
8th Army. He fought against the German Army in
Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation, in the area of the cities of Kingisepp, Luga, Pushkin and Kolpino. In heavy defensive battles, the enemy was stopped near the cities of Oranienbaum and Kolpino, creating the very important
Oranienbaum Bridgehead. On 28 November 1941, he was relieved of command after a failed counteroffensive.
He spent the rest of the war as commander of the
Arkhangelsk Military District,
White Sea Military District and
Belorussian Military District.
In 1948 he was retired.