Portrait photo of Colonel-General A.T. Stuchenko.

The original picture is in excellent collector's condition. The size is 176*118 mm. There are traces of gluing into the album on the reverse side. Guarantee of authenticity.

Andrey Trofimovich Stuchenko (October 17 (30), 1904, Kiev — November 18, 1972, Moscow) was a Soviet military commander, army general (April 13, 1964). Andrey Trofimovich Stuchenko was born on October 17 (30), 1904 in Kiev in a working-class family. From the age of 10 he worked as a "boy" in a haberdashery store, then in a bookstore. In 1919, Stuchenko, hiding his age, tried to enroll in the Red Army, after which he was enrolled in one of the military units, but a few days later he fell ill with typhus, as a result of which he underwent long-term treatment. Since 1920, he served in one of the battalions of the Labor Army.

In April 1921, he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army and in May was sent as a Red Army soldier to the 17th separate battalion (25th Infantry Division), after which he took part in combat operations against banditry in Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Tsvetkovo, Shpola, Lebedin and Kiselevka. In September of the same year, he was discharged due to illness.

In July 1922, he was re-drafted into the ranks of the Red Army and sent to study at the 11th cavalry courses stationed in the city of Bila Tserkva. After the disbandment of the courses, Stuchenko was transferred to the 1st Crimean Cavalry Courses of the Red Army in Simferopol, after which, in December 1923, he was sent to the Elisavetgrad Cavalry School named after the First Cavalry Army, stationed in Zinovievsk. During his studies at the courses, he participated in the combined cadet detachments in the fight against banditry. After graduation, he served in the city of Rogachev as part of the 36th and 34th cavalry regiments (6th Chongar Cavalry Division, Belarusian Military District) as a platoon commander and commander of a machine gun squadron and platoon commander of the regimental school of the 34th Cavalry Regiment. In 1929, he joined the ranks of the CPSU(b).

In December 1930, he was appointed commander of the machine gun squadron of the 31st Cavalry Regiment, in July 1933 - to the post of Assistant Chief of Operations of the 6th Cavalry Division headquarters, and in October 1935 — to the post of Chief of Staff of the 94th Cavalry Regiment (24th Cavalry Division), stationed in the city Lepel.

In June 1936, he was sent to study at the M. V. Frunze Military Academy, after which, in January 1939, he was appointed head of the operational department of the headquarters of the 3rd Cavalry Corps (Belarusian Military District), stationed in Minsk. In July of the same year, Stuchenko was appointed assistant inspector of cavalry of the front group of the Far East, and in July — to the post of inspector of cavalry of the front group of the Far East in Chita, after which he took part in the fighting on Khalkhin Gol.

In July 1940, he was appointed senior assistant to the head of the Historical department of the Far Eastern Front headquarters, but in October of the same year, Lieutenant Colonel A. T. Stuchenko was transferred to the Air Force and sent to study at the operational faculty of the Military Academy of Command and Navigation Personnel of the Red Army Air Force.

In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, he was recalled from the Academy, since June 30, 1941, he has been at the disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate of the NKO of the USSR and on July 6 he was sent to the front by the commander of the 58th cavalry regiment in the 45th Cavalry Division of the 19th Army of the Western Front. Participant of the Smolensk defensive battle. From September 1941, he commanded the 45th Cavalry Division. In the Vyazma disaster in October 1941, the division was surrounded by most of the front's troops, where, after stubborn fighting and repeated attempts to break through, it almost completely died. Stuchenko came out of the enemy ring with a group of 50 fighters.

After checking and staying in reserve in January 1942, he was appointed commander of the 47th Cavalry Regiment of the 3rd Guards Cavalry Division, and in February 1942 - commander of the 20th Cavalry Division of the 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps of General I. A. Pliev, participated in the offensive battles of the Battle of Moscow. From April 1942, he was the commander of the 11th Guards Cavalry Regiment in the 4th Guards Cavalry Division. Since May 1942 — commander of the 4th Guards Cavalry Division. Since August 1942, he has been the commander of the 108th Infantry Division in the 5th Army of the Western Front.

In December 1942, he was appointed commander of the 29th Guards Rifle Division in the 30th Army of the Western Front (soon transferred to the 5th Army of the same Front). During the local offensive operation to liberate Gzhatsk on February 22-26, 1943, the division suffered heavy losses, and the advanced ski battalion was surrounded and almost completely killed, however, the investigation showed the greatest blame for what happened to the commander of the 5th Army, Ya. T. Cherevichenko (who, in order to justify himself, tried to blame the death of the battalion on A. T. Stuchenko), for which he was removed from office. At the same time, the commander of the Western Front, I. S. Konev, was removed from office, and Stuchenko received both a severe reprimand and a warning about the inconsistency of his position.[4] At the head of the same division, he participated in the liberation of Rzhev during the Rzhev-Vyazma operation in March 1943, in the Smolensk operation of 1943 (in which Stuchenko's division successfully liberated the city of Yelnya), in the Rezitsko-Dvinskaya and Madon offensive operations in July-August 1944.

From August 1944 until the end of the war, he commanded the 19th Guards Rifle Corps as part of the 10th Guards Army on the 2nd Baltic and Leningrad fronts. General Stuchenko's corps participated in the Baltic strategic operation in the Riga direction, surrounded and blockaded by the enemy's Courland group. During the war, Stuchenko was mentioned three times in the commendation orders of the Supreme Commander. On June 24, 1945, he was the commander of the combined regiment of the Leningrad Front at the historic Victory Parade.

After the end of the war, Lieutenant General Stuchenko was in his former position. In September 1947, he was appointed commander of the 56th Rifle Corps (Far Eastern Military District), and in November 1950, he was appointed commander of the 123rd Rifle Corps (Primorsky Military District). In September 1951, he was sent to study at the Higher Academic Courses at the Voroshilov Higher Military Academy, after which he was appointed Assistant Commander of the 11th Guards Army (Baltic Military District) in December 1952, and commander of the 2nd Guards Rifle Corps in September 1953. Since July 1954 — Commander of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Northern Military District (Army Directorate — in Murmansk). Since November 1955 — First Deputy Commander, and since January 1956 — Commander of the Northern Military District. Since April 1960 — Commander of the Volga Military District. Since June 1961 — Commander of the Transcaucasian Military District. Since April 1968, he has been the head of the M. V. Frunze Military Academy. Since March 1969, he has been a military inspector-adviser to the Group of General Inspectors of the USSR Ministry of Defense.

Army General Andrei Trofimovich Stuchenko died on November 18, 1972 in Moscow. He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery. Candidate for the Central Committee of the CPSU (1961-1971), member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 6th and 7th convocations. Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Karelian ASSR, deputy of the Supreme Council of the Georgian SSR.