Konstantin Provalov

Konstantin Ivanovich Provalov
Native name	Константин Иванович Провалов
Born	12 June 1906 Babushkino village, Balagansky Uyezd, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 December 1981(1981-12-08) (aged 75) Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1928–1981
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	383rd Rifle Division 16th Rifle Corps 113th Rifle Corps 36th Rifle Corps 3rd Guards Rifle Corps 9th Guards Rifle Corps 13th Rifle Corps 31st Special Rifle Corps 4th Army Southern Group of Forces
Battles / wars	Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) Battle of Lake Khasan World War II Battle of the Caucasus Kerch-Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive Vitebsk-Orsha Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (4) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov 1st class Order of Suvorov 2nd class (2) Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Order of the Red Star Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary Order of the Red Banner (Mongolia)

Konstantin Ivanovich Provalov (Russian: Константин Иванович Провалов; 12 June 1906 – 8 December 1981) was a Soviet Army Colonel general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Provalov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his leadership of a regiment in the Battle of Lake Khasan. After Operation Barbarossa, Provalov became the commander of the 383rd Rifle Division. He led the division during the Battle of the Caucasus. In 1943, he became commander of the 16th Rifle Corps and fought in the Kerch–Eltigen Operation and Crimean Offensive. In May 1944, Provalov transferred to command the 113th Rifle Corps and led it during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. In July he became commander of 36th Rifle Corps, which fought in the Minsk Offensive, the Gumbinnen Operation, the Battle of Königsberg and the Prague Offensive. Postwar, Probalov led the 3rd Guards Rifle Corps, 9th Guards Rifle Corps, 13th Rifle Corps and 31st Special Rifle Corps. In 1958, he became commander of the 4th Army. From 1962 to 1968 he led the Southern Group of Forces.