Ivan Grishin

Ivan Tikhonovich Grishin
Native name	Иван Тихонович Гришин
Born	16 December 1901 Vnukovichi village, Roslavl Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	20 June 1951 Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried at	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1920–1951
Rank	Colonel general
Commands held	137th Rifle Division 49th Army 6th Guards Army
Awards	(2) Order of the Red Banner (5) Order of Suvorov 1st class (2) Order of Kutuzov 1st class Order of the Red Star Order of the Cross of Grunwald 1st class

Ivan Tikhonovich Grishin (Russian: Иван Тихонович Гришин; 16 December 1901 – 20 June 1951) was a Soviet Army Colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Grishin enlisted in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and fought against the Tambov Rebellion. He became an officer and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1936. In October 1940, he became the commander of the 137th Rifle Division, which he led through the World War II battles of Smolensk and Moscow. Grishin became 50th Army chief of staff and in April 1943 transferred to the same position in the 11th Guards Army. Soon after, he became 49th Army commander and led the army through the Smolensk Operation, Operation Bagration, the East Prussian Offensive and the Berlin Offensive at the end of the war. Postwar, Grishin commanded the 6th Guards Army. In 1946, he became the head of combat training for the Ground Forces. Grishin died in 1951 in Moscow.

Ivan Grishin was born on 16 December 1901 in the village of Vnukovichi to a peasant family. He graduated from fourth grade at the rural school. After his father was drafted, Grishin left school and worked in the household. In July 1920, he was drafted into the Red Army. Grishin became a private in the 16th Rifle Regiment, then held in reserve at Dorogobuzh. From 1920 to 1922, he studied at the 18th Infantry Command Courses in Kaluga. While a cadet, Grishin fought in the crushing of the Tambov Rebellion.

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