Aleksey Semyonovich Burdeyny (Russian: Алексей Семёнович Бурдейный, Ukrainian: Олексій Семенович Бурдейний; 18 October 1908 – 21 April 1987) was a Soviet colonel general who held corps command during World War II.
Burdeyny was transferred to the Monino airfield as a senior technician in October 1933, but in September 1935 returned to the brigade, in which he commanded tank and training companies.
Burdeyny was transferred to the corps headquarters in October 1940 to serve as assistant chief of its Operations Department.
In July he was transferred to serve as senior assistant to the chief of the armored service of the 37th Army, taking part in the Battle of Kiev.
The Corps was sent to engage the advancing German forces in the South, and was nearly wiped out in the fighting near the Don River, during July.
On 26 June 1943, Colonel Burdeyny assumed command over the Corps, holding the post to the end of the war.
In August 1970 he was appointed representative of the Warsaw Pact Chief-of-Staff to the East German National People's Army, and retired from the Armed Forces in January 1974.