Trifon Ivanovich Shevaldin (, Pristan,

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, 1 February 1888 –

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, 2 July 1954) was a

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(1940).

Biography

Shevaldin participated in the

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and the

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.
He joined the

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in 1917. From 1930 until 1934 he was commander of the 33rd Infantry Division. From October 1937 to September 1938 he led the

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.
Between January 1939 and July 1940, he was Commander in Chief of the

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. At the start of the

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in June 1941, he became head of the

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until September when he became commander of the 8th Army. He fought against the German Army in Leningrad Strategic Defensive Operation, in the area of the cities of Kingisepp, Luga, Pushkin and Kolpino. In heavy defensive battles, the enemy was stopped near the cities of Oranienbaum and Kolpino, creating the very important

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. On 28 November 1941, he was relieved of command after a failed counteroffensive.
He spent the rest of the war as commander of the

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and

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. In 1948 he was retired.

Sources

Generals.dk
* the article in the

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