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'''Vasyl Herasymenko''' ({{lang-uk|Василь Пилипович Герасименко}}) is a Soviet military leader from Ukraine who was nominally and temporarily appointed the People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR in 1944-45.
| name = Vasily Gerasimenko
| birth_date = 24 April 1900
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes| 1961|2|13|1900|4|24}}
| birth_place = [[Poltava Governorate]],<br> [[Russian empire]]
| death_place = [[Kiev]], USSR
| image = Vasily Gerasimenko.jpg
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| allegiance = {{USSR}}
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| serviceyears = 1918 - 1953
| rank = [[Lieutenant general]]
| commands = [[Kiev Military District]]<br>[[Volga Military District]]<br>[[21st Army (Soviet Union)|21st Army]]<br>[[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]]<br>Stalingrad Military District<br>[[28th Army (Soviet Union)|28th Army]]<br>[[Kharkov Military District]]
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'''Vasily Filippovich Gerasimenko''' ({{Lang-ru|Василий Филиппович Герасименко}}) was a [[Soviet Army]] [[lieutenant general]] who held field army command during [[World War II]].

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A Ukrainian, he was nominally and temporarily appointed the People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR in 1944-45.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Vasyl Herasymenko was born in a village of Velyka Burimka, [[Poltava Governorate]] (today part of [[Chornobai Raion]], [[Cherkasy Oblast]]) on April 24, 1900 in a peasant family. When he was nine years of age, together with mother they moved to relatives in [[Kuban]], stanytsia Berezanska. There Herasymenko finished a village school and the Nkil city college in [[Krasnodar|Yekaterinodar]].
Vasily Filippovich Herasymenko was born in a village of Velyka Burimka, [[Poltava Governorate]] (today part of [[Zolotonosha Raion]], [[Cherkasy Oblast]]) on April 24, 1900 in a peasant family. When he was nine years of age, together with mother they moved to relatives in [[Kuban]], stanytsia Berezanska. There Herasymenko finished a village school and the Nkil city college in [[Krasnodar|Yekaterinodar]].


In 1918 Herasymenko joined the [[Red Army]] and during the [[Russian Civil War]] he fought at the [[Northern Caucasus]] and the [[Southern Russia]]. In 1920 Herasymenko joined the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] and in 1922 he finished the courses of commanding staff of the Red Army. In 1927 Herasymenko also finished the Joint Military School in [[Minsk]] and in 1931 - the [[Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation|Frunze Military Academy]]. In 1937 Herasymenko was commissioned as a commander of the 8th Rifle Corps. In 1938 he was a deputy commander of the Kiev Special Military District (see [[Kiev Military District]]). During the [[World War II]] in July of 1940 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of [[Volga Military District]]. At that time he was promoted to the [[Lieutenant General]]. In 1940 under the command of [[Georgi Zhukov]] participated in the [[Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|invasion of Romania]] as a commander of the [[5th Army (Russia)|5th Army]].
In 1918 Herasymenko joined the [[Red Army]] and during the [[Russian Civil War]] he fought at the [[Northern Caucasus]] and the [[Southern Russia]]. In 1920 Herasymenko joined the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] and in 1922 he finished the courses of commanding staff of the Red Army. In 1927 Herasymenko also finished the Joint Military School in [[Minsk]] and in 1931 - the [[M. V. Frunze Military Academy]]. In August 1937 Herasymenko was appointed commander of the [[8th Rifle Corps]]. In 1938 he was a deputy commander of the Kiev Special Military District (see [[Kiev Military District]]). During [[World War II]] in July 1940 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of [[Volga Military District]]. At that time he was promoted to the [[Lieutenant General]]. In 1940 under the command of [[Georgi Zhukov]] participated in the [[Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|invasion of Romania]] as a commander of the [[5th Army (Soviet Union)|5th Army]].


At the start of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|German invasion of the Soviet Union]] in 1941, Herasymenko commanded the [[21st Army (Soviet Union)|21st Army]] and the [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]] at the [[Western Front (Soviet Union)|Western Front]]. In the fall of the same year he was transferred to the [[Reserve Front]] staff personnel. In December of 1941 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of [[Stalingrad Military District]]. In September 1942 - November 1943 he commanded the [[28th Army (Soviet Union)|28th Army]] that participated in the [[Rostov operation (1943)|Rostov operation]] and the [[Melitopol Strategic Offensive]] as well as the [[Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943)|Donbas Strategic Offensive]]. In January 1944 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of Kharkiv Military District forces, but already in March 1944 he was appointed the commander of [[Kiev Military District]] and the [[Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)|People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR]]. The decree of [[Ukrainian parliament]] Presidium was signed on March 11, 1944 and legalized the decision that was adopted by the [[Stavka]] of Commander-in-Chief and the [[State Defense Committee]] (both headed by [[Stalin]]).
At the start of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|German invasion of the Soviet Union]] in 1941, Herasymenko commanded the [[21st Army (Soviet Union)|21st Army]] and the [[13th Army (Soviet Union)|13th Army]] at the [[Western Front (Soviet Union)|Western Front]]. In the fall of the same year he was transferred to the [[Reserve Front]] staff personnel. In December 1941 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of [[Stalingrad Military District]]. In September 1942 - November 1943 he commanded the [[28th Army (Soviet Union)|28th Army]] that participated in the [[Battle of Rostov (1943)|Rostov operation]] and the [[Melitopol Offensive]] as well as the [[Donbass Strategic Offensive (August 1943)|Donbas Strategic Offensive]]. In January 1944 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of [[Kharkiv Military District]] forces, but already in March 1944 he was appointed the commander of [[Kiev Military District]] and the [[Ministry of Defence (Ukraine)|People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR]]. The decree of [[Ukrainian parliament]] Presidium was signed on March 11, 1944 and legalized the decision that was adopted by the [[Stavka]] of Commander-in-Chief and the [[State Defense Committee]] (both headed by [[Stalin]]).


On November 13, 1945 on decision of Stalin as the Supreme commander of Armed Forces of the Soviet Union [[Lieutenant General]] Herasymenko was dismissed from the post of [[narkom]] and district commander and transferred to [[Riga]] where he stayed until September of 1953 as part of the [[Baltic Military District]] staff personnel. In 1949 Herasymenko finished the higher academic courses at the [[Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia|Voroshilov Military Academy]]. In 1953 he was dismissed to reserves due to his health.
On November 13, 1945 on decision of Stalin as the Supreme commander of Armed Forces of the Soviet Union [[Lieutenant General]] Gerasimenko was dismissed from the post of [[narkom]] and district commander and transferred to [[Riga]] where he stayed until September 1953 as part of the [[Baltic Military District]] staff personnel. In 1949 Herasymenko finished the higher academic courses at the [[Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia|Voroshilov Military Academy]]. In 1953 he was dismissed to reserves due to his health.


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| title=Commander of the Stalingrad Military District
| before=[[Nikolai Feklenko]]
| before=[[Nikolay Feklenko]]
| after=[[Viktor Kosyakin]]
| after=[[Viktor Kosyakin]]
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| title=Commander of the [[28th Army (Soviet Union)|28th Army]]
| before=[[Vasily Kryuchenkin]]
| after=[[Aleksei Aleksandrovich Grechkin|Aleksei Grechkin]]
| years=September 1942&ndash;November 1943
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 8 April 2024

Vasily Gerasimenko
Born24 April 1900
Poltava Governorate,
Russian empire
Died13 February 1961(1961-02-13) (aged 60)
Kiev, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
Years of service1918 - 1953
RankLieutenant general
CommandsKiev Military District
Volga Military District
21st Army
13th Army
Stalingrad Military District
28th Army
Kharkov Military District

Vasily Filippovich Gerasimenko (Russian: Василий Филиппович Герасименко) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general who held field army command during World War II.

A Ukrainian, he was nominally and temporarily appointed the People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR in 1944-45.

Biography

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Vasily Filippovich Herasymenko was born in a village of Velyka Burimka, Poltava Governorate (today part of Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast) on April 24, 1900 in a peasant family. When he was nine years of age, together with mother they moved to relatives in Kuban, stanytsia Berezanska. There Herasymenko finished a village school and the Nkil city college in Yekaterinodar.

In 1918 Herasymenko joined the Red Army and during the Russian Civil War he fought at the Northern Caucasus and the Southern Russia. In 1920 Herasymenko joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in 1922 he finished the courses of commanding staff of the Red Army. In 1927 Herasymenko also finished the Joint Military School in Minsk and in 1931 - the M. V. Frunze Military Academy. In August 1937 Herasymenko was appointed commander of the 8th Rifle Corps. In 1938 he was a deputy commander of the Kiev Special Military District (see Kiev Military District). During World War II in July 1940 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of Volga Military District. At that time he was promoted to the Lieutenant General. In 1940 under the command of Georgi Zhukov participated in the invasion of Romania as a commander of the 5th Army.

At the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Herasymenko commanded the 21st Army and the 13th Army at the Western Front. In the fall of the same year he was transferred to the Reserve Front staff personnel. In December 1941 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of Stalingrad Military District. In September 1942 - November 1943 he commanded the 28th Army that participated in the Rostov operation and the Melitopol Offensive as well as the Donbas Strategic Offensive. In January 1944 Herasymenko was appointed the commander of Kharkiv Military District forces, but already in March 1944 he was appointed the commander of Kiev Military District and the People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR. The decree of Ukrainian parliament Presidium was signed on March 11, 1944 and legalized the decision that was adopted by the Stavka of Commander-in-Chief and the State Defense Committee (both headed by Stalin).

On November 13, 1945 on decision of Stalin as the Supreme commander of Armed Forces of the Soviet Union Lieutenant General Gerasimenko was dismissed from the post of narkom and district commander and transferred to Riga where he stayed until September 1953 as part of the Baltic Military District staff personnel. In 1949 Herasymenko finished the higher academic courses at the Voroshilov Military Academy. In 1953 he was dismissed to reserves due to his health.

Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Volga Military District
1940–1941 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Stalingrad Military District
1941–1942 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 28th Army
September 1942–November 1943 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Kharkiv Military District
1944 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Kiev Military District
1944–1945 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
office introduced
 People's Commissar of Defense of the Ukrainian SSR
1944–1945 		Succeeded by
office liquidated

References

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