Kuzma Grebennik

Kuzma Yevdokimovich Grebennik
Kuzma Yevdokimovich Grebennik
Native name	Кузьма Евдокимович Гребенник
Born	18 February 1900; Bryansk Village, Slavyanoserbsk Uyezd, Ekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	22 September 1974 (aged 74); Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Baikove Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Russia (1919-1922) ; Soviet Union (1922-1961)
Branch	Border Troops; Red Army
Years of service	1919–1961
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	15th Rifle Division; 37th Guards Rifle Division; Border Troops Ukraine District; Border Troops Leningrad Military District; Border Troops Southwestern District;
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War; World War II Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Battle of Lake Khasan; ; Great Patriotic War Operation Kutuzov; Operation Bagration; East Prussian Offensive; Berlin Offensive; ; Ukrainian insurgency; ; Hungarian Revolution;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (3); Order of the Red Banner (5); Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class; Virtuti Militari Commander's Cross;

Kuzma Yevdokimovich Grebennik (Russian: Кузьма Евдокимович Гребенник; 18 February 1900 – 22 September 1974) was a Red Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Grebennik served in the Soviet Border Troops both before and after World War II. During World War II, he commanded the 15th and 37th Guards Rifle Divisions.