Nikanor Zakhvatayev
Nikanor Dmitrievich Zakhvatayev was a Soviet general and army commander.
He was born in what is now Kirov Oblast. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I. He received the Order of Saint Vladimir, the Order of Saint Anna, the Order of Saint Stanislaus and the Cross of St. George. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov and the Order of Kutuzov.
He commanded the 4th Guards Army from March to September 1945; then being transferred to command the 35th Army in the Far East.
