Photo of Major General N.G. Lyashenko with a Mauser S-96 pistol

The original photograph of the future Hero of the Soviet Union is in good condition. The size is 68*90 mm. A gelatin print. Guarantee of authenticity.

Nikolai Grigoryevich Lyashenko (May 3 [16], 1910 — October 10, 2000) was a Soviet military commander and army general (1968). Hero of the Soviet Union (1990). Member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (1971-1989). Major Lyashenko participated in the battles of the Great Patriotic War from the very first days. Since June 25 — Commander of the 2nd reserve Infantry Regiment of the 11th Infantry Brigade (Dnepropetrovsk), since July 13 — commander of the 972nd Infantry Regiment of the 255th Infantry Division in the same place. He participated in the defense of Dnepropetrovsk in August-September 1941, his regiment was the last to leave the city and blew up the bridges over the Dnieper; then he participated in the Tiraspol-Melitopol and Donbass defensive operations, in the Barvenkovo-Lozovskaya offensive operation. Participated in breaking the siege of Leningrad. In March 1942, he was slightly wounded, and in July 1942, he was concussed. From March 3, 1943— he was commander of the 73rd Separate Naval Rifle Brigade on the Leningrad Front. From May 29, 1943, until the end of the war, he commanded the 90th Infantry Division as part of the 2nd Shock Army on the Leningrad and 2nd Belorussian fronts. He commanded the 90th Infantry Division until February 1946, when he was sent to study. In February 1948, N. G. Lyashenko graduated from the Higher Military Academy named after K. E. Voroshilov, and in 1957 and in 1970 — Higher academic courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces named after K. E. Voroshilov. After graduating from the academy, he commanded successively the 10th Mechanized Division in the 39th Army in Transbaikalia (since May 1948), the 11th Guards Rifle Corps in the Moscow Military District (since October 1953), and the 12th Rifle Corps in the North Caucasus Military District (since June 1956). Since December 24, 1957 — First Deputy Commander of the Turkestan Military District. Since November 1963, he has been Commander of the Volga Military District. Since December 1965, he has been commander of the Turkestan Military District. On February 22, 1968, N. G. Lyashenko was awarded the military rank of Army General. Since August 1969, he has been commander of the Central Asian Military District. He led the strengthening of the defense of the Soviet-Chinese border after the Chinese attack in the area of Lake Zhalanashkol in 1969. Since November 1977, he has been a military inspector and adviser to the Group of General Inspectors of the USSR Ministry of Defense. The title Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded by decree of the President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev on October 4, 1990 for courage and heroism shown on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. He has been retired since May 1992. He lived in Moscow. After his retirement, he actively participated in public life, spoke a lot in the press. He died at the age of 91. He was buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery.