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Ivan Semyonovich Bezugly (sometimes
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as Bezuglyi or Bezuglyy: ; 23 October 1897– 4 December 1983) was a
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officer who served as commander of the Red Army's 5th Airborne Corps in 1941, the first airborne
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of the Red Army to fight in
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after the
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on 22 June 1941.Glantz, David M. (1994)
''A History of Soviet Airborne Forces''.
London: Frank Cass. p. 49. , .
Suffering heavy casualties just south of
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in combat against the advancing ''
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'' units of
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in the summer of 1941, the unit made its way to the
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on 15 August. Promoted to
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later in the war, Bezugly took part in the Soviet operations against Imperial Japan following the
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as commanding officer of the
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, which fought as part of
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Ivan Lyudnikov Ivan Ilyich Lyudnikov, (; Krivaya Kosa (Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire), – Moscow 22 April 1976) was a Soviet Army Colonel General and Hero of the Soviet Union. Early life Ivan Lyudnikov was born on 8 October 1902, in Krivaya Kosa in th ...
's 39th Army in the
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in August 1945.Glantz, David M. (2005
''Soviet Operational and Tactical Combat in Manchuria, 1945: August Storm'', E-Book edition
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. p. 158. .
The 5th Guards Rifle Corps captured Solun during the Manchurian operation.Glantz, David M. (2005
''Soviet Operational and Tactical Combat in Manchuria, 1945: August Storm'', E-Book edition
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. p. 179. .


Early life, World War I and Russian Civil War

A Ukrainian, Ivan Semyonovich Bezugly was born on 23 October 1897 in the village of Zayerok,
Starobelsky Uyezd Starobelsky Uyezd (; ) was an ''uyezd'' (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. History This ''uyezd'' was created in May 1797. The administrative centre of ''uyezd'' was the town of Starobelsk. The ''uyezd'' consisted o ...
,
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. He worked as a baker in a bakery in Starobelsk. During
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, Bezugly was mobilized for military service in October 1916 and sent to the
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base at
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, where he graduated from the signallers' school and served as a sailor in the Black Sea coast signal service. In June 1918 he was discharged and with a troop train of sailors departed from Novorossiysk to the
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station, where he was demobilized. As the
Russian Civil War The Russian Civil War () was a multi-party civil war in the former Russian Empire sparked by the 1917 overthrowing of the Russian Provisional Government in the October Revolution, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. I ...
began, Bezugly joined the
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at Povorino on 25 June and commanded a platoon of the Kekholm Regiment. From August, he served as a
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in the
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in Balashov, then commanded a company in the 2nd Brigade of the Ukrainian Front, the Special Group of the Kharkov Axis, and the Trans-Dnieper Ukrainian Soviet Division. From June 1919 he served in the
16th Rifle Division The 16th Rifle Division (; ; ) was a formation in the Red Army created during World War II. The division was formed twice, and was given the title 'Lithuanian' during its second formation. It was originally established at Tambov in May 1918. It ...
as an instructor of the political department, military commissar of the 137th Tambov Rifle Regiment, and political commissar of the 140th, 137th, and 138th Rifle Regiments. He took part in the fighting on the Southern Front against the
Armed Forces of South Russia The Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR or SRAF) () were the unified military forces of the White movement in southern Russia between 1919 and 1920. On 8 January 1919, the Armed Forces of South Russia were formed, incorporating the Volunteer Ar ...
on the
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and in the
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region, in the
August counteroffensive of the Southern Front The August counter-offensive of the Southern Front (14 August – 12 September 1919) was an offensive during the Russian Civil War by the troops of the Southern Front of the Red Army against the White Guard troops of Anton Denikin. Combat o ...
, the Voronezh–Kastornoye operation and the offensive in
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in 1919. During the winter and spring of 1920, Bezugly fought in the
Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation The Rostov-Novocherkassk Operation (January 6–10, 1920) was an offensive operation on the Don River of the Southern and the South-Eastern Frontof the Red Army against the White Guard troops during the Russian Civil War. The operation In De ...
, the Don–Manych, Tikhoretsk, and Kuban–Novorossiysk operations. During the summer and fall of the year he took part in the
Polish–Soviet War The Polish–Soviet War (14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution. After the collapse ...
on the Western Front on the
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, Ostrov and
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axis. He was twice wounded in action during 1920. For distinguishing himself in battle, Bezugly was awarded the
Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...
in 1922.


Interwar period

After the end of the war, Bezugly continued to serve with the 16th Rifle Division as military commissar of the 48th Rifle Regiment. In September 1922 he was enrolled as a student in the Military-Political Seminary for Military Commissars in
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, and on graduation in March 1923 posted to the 16th Division's 47th Rifle Regiment as a military commissar and acting regimental commander. Between October 1924 and August 1925 he completed the
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. Bezugly was transferred to the division's 46th Rifle Regiment in October 1926, where he served as regimental military commissar and rose to commander and commissar of the regiment in March 1928. He completed the courses for additional party-political training of commanders at the Military-Political Academy in Leningrad between October 1929 and April 1930. Sent to complete the Improvement Courses for Command Personnel of the
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at the Military Air Academy in December 1931, Bezugly was appointed assistant commander of the 21st Aviation Brigade for Materiel Support upon graduation in May 1932. From June 1933 he commanded the aviation regiment of the 3rd Airborne Brigade, and from December of that year served as assistant brigade commander. In October 1938 he was appointed commander of the 201st Airborne Brigade, which as part of the 15th Army successfully operated in the
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. For his "courage and valor displayed in battles," Bezugly, then a
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, was awarded a second
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on 20 May 1940. He was appointed commander of the 5th Airborne Corps, forming in the
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, in May 1941.


World War II

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the corps fought on the
Northwestern Front The Northwestern Front (Russian: ''Северо-Западный фронт'') was a military formation of the Red Army during the Winter War and World War II. It was operational with the 7th and 13th Armies during the Winter War. It was re-c ...
. During the border battles from 26 June to 3 July its units as part of the operational group of General
Stepan Akimov Stepan Dmitrievich Akimov (1896 – October 29, 1941) was a Soviet general and army commander. He was born in what is now Pskov Oblast. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. During world Wa ...
took part in intense fighting with units of the
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in the
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region, and subsequently retreated towards
Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=Ru-Псков.oga, p=psˈkof; see also Names of Pskov in different languages, names in other languages) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov O ...
, then Kholm and
Demyansk Demyansk () is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Yavon River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Demyanskoye Urban Settlement, the only urba ...
. In early October the corps stopped the German advance on the line of Lakes Velye and
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. In October Bezugly formed the 9th Airborne Corps in the
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, but was relieved of command on 30 March, for "using military aircraft for personal purposes and failure to carry out the orders of the
Soviet Airborne Forces The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from ''Vozdushno- desantnye voyska SSSR'', Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate troops branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. First formed b ...
command to hand over aircraft to other units in time." He was demoted to colonel in June. On 13 June, Bezugly was posted to command the
32nd Rifle Division The 32nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army and later of the Soviet Army, formed three times. Interwar period An order of 25 May 1922 combined the 2nd Saratov Separate Rifle Brigade and the 81st Rifle Brigade of the 27th Ri ...
, forming in the
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at Borisoglebskoye, 20 kilometers from
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. In early September, the division was transferred to the 43rd Army and arrived in the
Naro-Fominsk Naro-Fominsk () is a town and the administrative center of Naro-Fominsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Nara River, southwest from Moscow. History The Fominskoye village was first mentioned in Russian chronicles under the ...
region. That month it was sent to the front with the 43rd Army near Rudnya, and engaged in defensive actions as part of the
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from 1 October. From December, the division held defensive positions northeast of
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. From 6 January to 10 March 1943 Bezugly was treated in a hospital after being wounded, then was appointed commander of the
158th Rifle Division The 158th Rifle Division was originally formed as an infantry division of the Red Army on September 15, 1939 in the North Caucasus Military District, based on the ''shtat'' (table of organization and equipment) of that month. After remaining in tha ...
. He led it in the
Rzhev-Vyazma Offensive The Battles of Rzhev () were a series of Red Army offensives against the Wehrmacht between 8 January 1942 and 31 March 1943, on the Eastern Front of World War II. The battles took place in the northeast of Smolensk Oblast and the south of Tver ...
, the
Dukhovshchina–Demidov offensive The second Smolensk operation (code naming "Suvorov";Istomin (1975), pp. 20–21 7 August – 2 October 1943) was a Soviet strategic offensive operation conducted by the Red Army as part of the Summer-Autumn Campaign of 1943. Staged almost simul ...
, and the Smolensk offensive as part of the 39th Army of the Kalinin Front. Bezugly was restored to the rank of major general on 1 September, and for the capture of the important German-held junction of
Liozno Lyozna or Liozno is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District. It is located east-southeast of Vitebsk, close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk–Smolensk railroad br ...
on the
Vitebsk Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk (, ; , ; ) is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, m ...
axis the division received the name of the town as an honorific on 10 October. On 9 January 1944, Bezugly took command of the
5th Guards Rifle Corps Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth Avenue * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a cont ...
. With the 39th Army of the
3rd Belorussian Front The 3rd Belorussian Front () was a Front of the Red Army during the Second World War. The 3rd Belorussian Front was created on 24 April 1944 from forces previously assigned to the Western Front. Over 381 days in combat, the 3rd Belorussian Fr ...
, he led it in the Vitebsk–Orsha offensive, Kaunas offensive,
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, and East Prussian offensive. His performance in the Vitebsk–Orsha offensive was evaluated by the army commander
Ivan Lyudnikov Ivan Ilyich Lyudnikov, (; Krivaya Kosa (Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire), – Moscow 22 April 1976) was a Soviet Army Colonel General and Hero of the Soviet Union. Early life Ivan Lyudnikov was born on 8 October 1902, in Krivaya Kosa in th ...
as follows:
The units and formations of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps, going over to the offensive on 23 June 1944, broke through the defenses of the enemy on the approaches to Vitebsk and inflicted substantial losses in personnel and equipment. On 24 June it reached the rear of the Vitebsk grouping, united with the units of the main force and closed the ring of the encirclement. From 24 to 26 June 1944 units and formations of the corps continued to split the enemy piece by piece and forced him to lay down his arms. For the breakthrough of the strongly fortified defensive zone of the enemy on the approaches to Vitebsk and the destruction of the enemy grouping Bezugly was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd class.
He was promoted to lieutenant general on 15 July. In January 1945 the corps broke through the
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defensive region, ensuring the capture of Koenigsberg. For his leadership, Lyudnikov recommended Bezugly for the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class, which he received on 15 April. The recommendation read:
Commander of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps Lieutenant General Comrade Bezugly in the fighting to break through the strongly fortified and deeply echeloned defenses of the Germans on the border of East Prussia, in the region of Pilkallen and on the approaches to Koenigsberg, secured significant successes - units of the 5th Guards Rifle Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Comrade Bezugly successfully fulfilled their assigned objectives. On 13 January 1945, units and formations of the corps, breaking through the defense of the enemy, went on the offensive, developing the offensive, operating day and night without a break, units of the corps on 19 January 1945 broke through the permanent, strongly fortified Insterburg Defensive Line, saturated with pillboxes, field fortifications and obstacles. On 25 January 1945, as a result of their swift blow, units of the corps, by storm, employing maneuver on the battlefield, forced a crossing of the Deime river and repulsing repeated enemy counterattacks broke through the strongly fortified permanent defensive line on the west bank of the Deime river In total, during the period of combat operations, the 5th Guards Rifle Corps fought up to 140 kilometers forward. For skillful organization of the breakthrough of the defenses of the Germans on the Insterburg line and for the breakthrough of the permanent defenses on the Deime river, Lieutenant General Comrade Bezugly is deserving of the state award Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class.
Bezugly was wounded and evacuated to a hospital on 25 February, and on his recovery at the end of April returned to command the corps. The corps ended the war in Europe in the
Samland offensive The Samland offensive was a Soviet offensive on the Eastern Front in the final stages of World War II. It took place in Sambia (); (). The East Prussian offensive, which commenced on January 13, 1945, had seen the Red Army clear German forces ...
. In May, after the German surrender, the corps and its parent 39th Army were withdrawn to the
Reserve of the Supreme High Command The Reserve of the Supreme High Command (Russian: Резерв Верховного Главнокомандования; also known as the '' Stavka'' Reserve or RVGK () or RGK ( comprises reserve military formations and units; the ''Stavka'' ...
and relocated by rail to Mongolia. In August, as part of the
Transbaikal Front The Transbaikal Front () was a front formed on September 15, 1941, on the basis of the Transbaikal Military District. Initially, it included the 17th and 36th armies, but in August 1942 the 12th Air Army was added to the front, and, finally, in ...
, the corps took part in the Khingan–Mukden offensive during the
Soviet invasion of Manchuria The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, formally known as the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation or simply the Manchurian Operation () and sometimes Operation August Storm, began on 9 August 1945 with the Soviet Union, Soviet invasion of the Emp ...
. With the forces of its mobile group and forward detachments, the corps destroyed Japanese opposition covering the approaches to the passes of the
Greater Khingan The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range ( zh, s=大兴安岭, t=大興安嶺, p=Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng; IPA: ) is a volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China. It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, whi ...
. Subsequently, the units of the corps took the cities of
Ulanhot Ulanhot is a county-level city and the administrative center of Hinggan League in the east of Inner Mongolia, China. Formerly known as Wangin Süm, the city became the first capital of Inner Mongolia, the first autonomous region in China, on 1 ...
, Solun and
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. For skillful command of the corps in the operation Bezugly received the
Order of Kutuzov The Order of Kutuzov ( ''orden Kutuzova'') is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established during World War II t ...
, 1st class on 8 September.


Postwar

After the end of the war, Bezugly continued to command the corps in the
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. From January to March 1947 he was at the disposal of the Cadre Directorate of the Ground Forces, then was sent to complete the Higher Academic Courses at the Voroshilov Higher Military Academy. On graduation from the courses in February 1948 he was appointed commander of the 39th Guards Airborne Corps. From February 1950 he served as assistant commander of the
11th Guards Army The 11th Guards Army () was a field army of the Red Army, the Soviet Ground Forces, and the Russian Ground Forces, active from 1943 to 1997. History World War II For its prowess in battle, the second formation of the 16th Army was redesignat ...
of the
Baltic Military District The Baltic Military District () was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces in the Baltic states, formed shortly before the German invasion during World War II. After the end of the war the Kaliningrad Oblast was added to the District's co ...
. Bezugly was replaced and placed at the disposal of the Main Cadre Directorate of the Soviet Army in December 1952, before being retired due to illness on 20 June 1953. He died in Moscow on 4 December 1983.


Awards

Bezugly was a recipient of the following awards and decorations: *
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*
Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...
(4) *
Order of Kutuzov The Order of Kutuzov ( ''orden Kutuzova'') is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named after famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov (1745–1813). The Order was established during World War II t ...
, 1st class *
Order of Suvorov The Order of Suvorov () is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named in honor of Russian Generalissimo Prince Alexander Suvorov (1729–1800). History The Order of Suvorov was originally a Soviet Union, Soviet award established on ...
, 2nd class (2) * Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class * Medals * Foreign orders and medals


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