Anatoly Petrakovsky

Anatoly Iosifovich Petrakovsky
Native name	Анатолий Иосифович Петраковский
Born	29 December 1901 Nyzhnya Safronivka village, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	3 September 1969(1969-09-03) (aged 67) Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1922–1956
Rank	Major general
Commands	395th Rifle Division 317th Rifle Division 57th Rifle Corps
Battles / wars	Winter War World War II Battle of Rostov Battle of Voronezh Battle of the Caucasus Battle of the Dnieper Invasion of South Sakhalin
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov 2nd class Order of Kutuzov 2nd class

Anatoly Iosifovich Petrakovsky (Russian: Анатолий Иосифович Петраковский; 28 December 1901 – 3 September 1969) was a Ukrainian Soviet Army major general and Hero of the Soviet Union. After joining the Red Army in 1922, Petrakovsky became an officer and rose through the ranks. On the eve of the Winter War, he was a battalion commander in the 13th Rifle Division. Petrakovsky was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his leadership of the battalion. After Operation Barbarossa, he became commander of the 395th Rifle Division. He led the division during the Battle of Rostov and the Battle of Voronezh but was relieved of command due to a "systemic failure to comply with orders". In August 1943, Petrakovsky became commander of the 57th Rifle Corps but lost command of the corps and was sent to hospital to receive treatment for an illness. After graduating from the Military Academy of the General Staff, he was appointed deputy commander of 16th Army and participated in the Invasion of South Sakhalin. Postwar, Petrakovsky served in various staff positions and retired in 1956.^[1]