Nikolay Vasilyev (colonel)
Nikolay Ivanovich Vasilyev | |
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| Born | 27 October 1906 Zaraysk, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 1941 (aged 34) north of Piryatin, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1926–1941 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 87th Rifle Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Nikolay Ivanovich Vasilyev (Russian: Николай Иванович Васильев; 27 October 1906–September 1941) was a Red Army colonel killed in World War II.
Drafted into the Red Army in the late 1920s, Vasilyev became a junior officer after graduating from a military school and held command and staff positions during the 1930. Just before the beginning of World War II, Vasilyev became a regimental commander and was decorated for his leadership of the unit during the Winter War. After the end of the latter, he became deputy division commander of the 87th Rifle Division, succeeding to command after his division commander was killed in the first days after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa. Vasilyev was himself killed in the Battle of Kiev.