Iosif Ivanovich Popov (Russian: Ио́сиф Ива́нович Попо́в; 15 September 1898 – 6 December 1962) was a Soviet Army major general who held corps command during World War II.

With these units he fought on the Southern Front against the Don Army and the Armed Forces of South Russia in the region of Povorino, Novocherkassk, Borisoglebsk, Verkhne-Chirsky, and Konstantinovskaya.

From October 1924 to August 1925 he completed the Red Army Higher Officers Improvement Course, then was appointed commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 8th Gomel (renamed the 8th Orenburg) Territorial Cavalry Division.

In early July, the division, as part of the 41st Army, fought in heavy offensive battles east of Bely, during which it was credited with inflicting significant losses on the opposing German forces: destroyed over 2,000 soldiers and officers, 54 tanks, more than 50 machine guns, two artillery and five mortar batteries.

[1] On 14 November 1942, Popov, promoted to major general on 14 October,[2] was appointed deputy commander of the 41st Army, during a period in which it defended on the line west and southwest of Bely, then in heavy combat actions against the Rzhev-Vyazma group of German troops.

The division then fought in the counterattack of the front in the Battle of Prokhorovka, During these actions, Popov demonstrated "heroism, courage, and firmness" in directing the units of the corps.

[1] Placed at the disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate in August, Popov was appointed commander of the 94th Rifle Corps in the RVGK late that month.

As part of the 21st, 11th Guards, 31st and 39th Armies of the front (then the Zemland Group of Forces from March 1945), the corps distinguished itself in the East Prussian offensive, taking the fortified points of Pillkallen and Schillen.

From October 1946 he was at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, then in December was appointed chief of the tactics department of the A.M. Kaganovich Military Transportation Academy in Leningrad.