Ivan Shkadov

Ivan Nikolaevich Shkadov
Native name	Иван Николаевич Шкадов
Born	2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1913 Naumovo, Kaluga Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	15 February 1991 (aged 77) Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army (Soviet Army from 1946)
Years of service	1935–1991
Rank	Army general
Commands	8th Guards Tank Division Group of Soviet Military Specialists in Cuba Northern Group of Forces
Battles / wars	Soviet–Japanese Border Wars Battle of Lake Khasan World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Ivan Nikolaevich Shkadov (Russian: Иван Николаевич Шкадов; 2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1913 – 15 February 1991) was an army general of the Soviet Army and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Shkadov served in tank units from the late 1930s and commanded tank brigades and regiments during World War II for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1978. During the Cold War, he went on to senior posts in the armed forces, which included command of Soviet military advisors in Cuba and the Northern Group of Forces, ending his career as chief of the Main Personnel Directorate.