Dmitry Ryabyshev

Dmitry Ivanovich Ryabyshev
Born	February 23, 1894 Kolotovka, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	November 18, 1985 Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Buried	Northern Cemetery, Rostov-on-Don
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Years of service	1915–1950
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	34th Tank Division 4th Cavalry Corps 8th Mechanized Corps 38th Army Southern Front 57th Army 28th Army 3rd Guards Army
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Order of Lenin (4x) Order of the Red Banner (4x) Order of Suvorov, 2nd Class

Dmitry Ivanovich Ryabyshev Russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Ря́бышев,, (February 23 [O.S. February 11] 1894 – November 18, 1985) was a Soviet military commander, commander of 8th Mechanized Corps (1941).

Before World War II

Ryabyshev was born in Kolotovka, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (in present-day Rostov Oblast, Russia). In 1917 he joined the Bolshevik Party. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 he was a commander of the 42nd Brigade, 14th Division of the 1st Cavalry Army during the Russian Civil War.

World War II

During the Second World War, he held several commands, including the 34th Tank Division, 4th Cavalry Corps, 8th Mechanized Corps, 38th Army, Southern Front, 57th Army, 28th Army and 3rd Guards Army.