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Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin (rus. Митрофа́н Ива́нович Неде́лин) (November 9, 1902, Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast — October 24, 1960, Baikonur Cosmodrome) was a Soviet military commander who served as Chief marshal of the artillery, a position he held from May 8, 1959 until his untimely death. A member of Communist Party from 1924, he was honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union on Apr 28, 1945 for his service in the Second World War. == Military career == Nedelin joined the Red Army in 1920.〔''Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev, Volume 2, Reformer 1945-64'', by Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev and Sergeĭ Khrushchev, pub Penn State Press, 2006, ISBN 0-271-02861-0, p817.〕 In 1939 he was appointed to command 13th Artillery Regiment.〔(The Generals of WWII – ''Nedelin'' )〕 Then in 1940 he was appointed to command the artillery of 160th Rifle Division.〔 In 1941 he was appointed commander of first 4th Anti-Tank Brigade,〔 then the artillery of 18th Army,〔 and then the artillery of 37th Army where he stayed until 1943,〔 then he moved to command the artillery of 56th Army.〔 In 1943 he was appointed Deputy Commanding Officer of the artillery of the Northern Caucasian Front.〔〔 From there he moved to command V Artillery Corps,〔 and then the artillery of the South-western Front,〔〔 and then the artillery of the 3rd Ukrainian Front where he stayed from 1943 to 1945, playing an especially important part in the capture of Hungary.〔〔 In 1945 he became Assistant commanding officer and then commanding officer of the artillery of the Soviet Southern Group of Forces.〔〔 In 1946 he became chief of staff of the chief artillery directorate of the Red Army,〔 and then chief of staff of artillery,〔 and then Deputy Commander in Chief of Artillery.〔 He became head of the chief artillery directorate of the Red Army in 1948,〔〔 and Commander in Chief of Artillery from 1950 to 1952 and again from 1953 to 1955.〔〔 He was Deputy Minister of War in 1952-53,〔〔 From 1955 he was Deputy Minister of Defence,〔〔 and concurrently from 1959 Commander in Chief of the Strategic Missile Force.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitrofan Nedelin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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