Alexander Kazankin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Kazankin

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1900

Place of Birth: Buinsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1955

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander Fyodorovich Kazankin (Russian: ????????? ????????? ????????; 15 April 1900 – 20 March 1955) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet airborne.
He fought in the Russian Civil War and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1934.
Kazankin led the 4th Airborne Corps during the Vyazma airborne operation.
He later commanded the 1st Guards Airborne Division, 16th Guards Airborne Division, 12th Guards Rifle Corps and 39th Guards Rifle Corps.
Kazankin became the Soviet airborne commander in October 1947, but was demoted to deputy commander in December 1948.
After briefly becoming airborne forces commander again between January and March 1950, Kazankin successively became inspector general of the airborne forces and then deputy airborne forces inspector general before his death on 20 March 1955.