Photo of General of the Army of the SCS I.M. Tretyak with a group of officers of the Far Eastern Military District at exercises, 1986.

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Ivan Moiseevich Tretyak (February 20, 1923 — May 3, 2007) was a Soviet military commander, army general (1976). Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR (1986-1991), Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Air Defense Forces (1987-1991). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Hero of Socialist Labor (1982). Member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1976-1990).

He was born on February 20, 1923 in the village of Malaya Popovka, Khorolsky district, Poltava region (Ukraine) in a peasant family. Ukrainian. He graduated from a seven-year school and the Poltava Agricultural College. He was drafted into the Red Army in 1939. In 1941, he graduated from the Astrakhan Rifle and Machine Gun School.

On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since December 1941. He was a platoon commander in the 19th Infantry Brigade on the Western Front. Already in January 1942, he was seriously wounded. After recovering, he fought in the 29th Guards Rifle Division on the Western and 2nd Baltic Fronts, commanded a company, was deputy commander, and from July 1943 — commander of a rifle battalion.

In the summer of 1944, the commander of the division, Major General A. T. Stuchenko, assigned the combat task to Commander Ivan Tretyak to lead an advanced detachment together with a tank battalion. Following the order, tankers and infantrymen in cars went to the German rear and along forest roads secretly reached the Velikaya River. A ford was found, along which the detachment successfully crossed and reached the outskirts of the city of Opochka with a final night rush. The appearance of tanks with troops on their armor came as a complete surprise to the German garrison, and panic arose. By daring actions, the fighters captured the city, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. The city was held until the main forces arrived. Ivan Tretyak was presented with the title of Hero.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, 1945, Major Tretyak Ivan Moiseevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal for exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the fight against the German invaders and bravery and heroism of the Guard.

From August 1944, at the age of 21, he commanded the 93rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 29th Guards Rifle Division. He especially distinguished himself during the crossing of the Velikaya River and during the liberation of the city of Opochka in the Pskov region. He participated in the blockade of the Courland group of German troops. In November 1944, he was seriously wounded for the third time, and returned to service after the hospital only in March 1945. Member of the CPSU (b)/CPSU since 1943.

After the end of the Great Patriotic War, he continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In 1946, the regiment commander I. Tretyak entered the academy. He graduated from the M. V. Frunze Military Academy. Then he served as deputy head of the Combat training Department of the 11th Guards Army in the Baltic Military District, commander of the 75th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 26th Guards East Siberian Gorodok Red Banner Order of Suvorov Motorized Rifle Division. From April 15, 1956 to October 19, 1957, he commanded the 26th Guards Rifle Division. He graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR in 1959. Since January 1960, he has been Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the 3rd Combined Arms Army in the Group of Soviet Troops in Germany.

In December 1964 — September 1967 — Commander of the 4th Army of the Transcaucasian Military District. In 1967-1976, he was the commander of the troops of the Belarusian Military District, in 1976 he refused the appointment proposed by the Minister of Defense as his deputy for the rear. In 1976-1984, he was commander of the troops of the Far Eastern Military District. On September 1, 1983, he received an order from the head of the Main Operational Directorate, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, Valentin Varennikov, to destroy a passenger Boeing 747 of the South Korean airline Korean Air, which violated the airspace of the USSR, and fulfilled it by ordering his subordinates to destroy the aircraft. As a result of the incident, 246 passengers and 23 crew members were killed. From June 19, 1984 to July 11, 1986 — Commander-in-Chief of the troops of the Far East.

From July 12, 1986 to June 11, 1987 — Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR — Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. From June 11, 1987 to August 31, 1991 — Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR — Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense forces. He was removed from office on August 31, 1991, immediately after the events of the State Emergency Committee in August 1991. Candidate for membership of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1971-1976), member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1976-1990). Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 8-11 convocations (1970-1989). He has been retired since November 1991. He died on May 3, 2007. He was buried at the Troekurovsky Cemetery in Moscow (plot No. 6).