Alexander Sedyakin

Alexander Ignatyevich Sedyakin
Born	26 November 1893 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	29 July 1938 (1938-07-30) (aged 44) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Red Army
Rank	Komandarm 2nd rank
Commands	15th Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War Kronstadt rebellion East Karelian uprising
Awards	Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class Order of Saint Anna, 4th class Saint George Sword To the Valiant Soldier of the Karelian Front

Alexander Ignatyevich Sedyakin (26 November 1893 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komandarm 2nd rank. He was born in St. Petersburg, which was then the capital of the Russian Empire. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He fought against Finland and the pro-Finnish separatists of the Republic of East Karelia in East Karelia. On November 11, 1935, he was one of the 10 people made Komandarm 2nd rank. He received the Order of the Red Banner twice (1921 and 1922).