Fyodor Kolchuk

Fyodor Kolchuk
Birth nameFyodor Samuilovich Kolchuk
Born(1894-09-15)September 15, 1894
Village Podlesye, Zhabinka District, Brest Region, Belarus
DiedJanuary 3, 1972(1972-01-03) (aged 77)
Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire (1915–1917)
 Soviet Union (1918–1953)
Years of service1915–1953
RankMajor General
Commands214th, 208th, 210th Rifle Regiments, 24th Rifle Division
4th Turkestan Regiment, 2nd Rifle Division
6th Railway Brigade
182nd Reserve Rifle Regiment
353rd Rifle Division
37th Rifle Corps
1st Automobile School
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner (Three)
Order of Suvorov 2nd Class (Two)
Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class
Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class
Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Fyodor Samuilovich (Samoilovich) Kolchuk (Russian: Фёдор Самуилович (Самойлович) Колчук; September 15, 1894 January 3, 1972) was a Soviet military officer. He was a soldier of the Imperial Russian Army in World War I who rose to the rank of major general of the Red Army during the Second World War. Kolchuk's career saw a variety of highs and lows, but he eventually compiled a distinguished record of service.