Andrey Grigoryevich Kravchenko (Russian: Андре́й Григо́рьевич Кра́вченко; Ukrainian: Андрій Григорович Кравченко; 18 November [O.S.
30 November] 1899 – 18 October 1963) was the commander of multiple tank units of the Red Army throughout World War II who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Kravchenko fought in the Soviet Finnish War as chief of staff of the 173rd Motorized Division.
After the German surrender, Kravchenko's 6th Guards Tank Army was transferred to the Far East and fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria as part of the Transbaikal Front.
[4][5] Kravchenko graduated from the higher academic courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1949.