Afanasy Sergeyevich Gryaznov (Russian: Афанасий Сергеевич Грязнов; 8 July 1899 – 11 September 1969) was a Soviet Army major general.

Gryaznov joined the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and rose to junior command positions after its end.

From July, with the Red Guard detachment of Kurgayev,[1] he fought against the Don Army in the area of Povorino.

[1] In October 1939 Gryaznov was appointed chief of staff of the 67th Rifle Division (the former 20th) and with it participated in the occupation of the Baltic States.

[2] After Operation Barbarossa began on 22 June 1941, Gryaznov was released from the academy and appointed officer for errands under the Western Front commander-in-chief, Marshal Semyon Timoshenko.

Between August and October 1942 he led the division as part of the 63rd Army in the defensive phase of the Battle of Stalingrad.

He led it as part of the 6th Army of the Southwestern Front in Operation Gallop, during which it captured Kupyansk and Balakleya.

Hospitalized due to illness between 18 September and 9 November, Gryaznov was placed at the disposal of the Personnel Directorate after recovering.

In the recommendation for the award, his superior, 42nd Army commander Vladimir Sviridov, wrote that Gryaznov "fulfilled the assigned objectives with few casualties".

[1] After the end of the war, Gryaznov continued to command the corps, which was relocated to the Odessa Military District in August 1945.