Ivan Ivanovich Zatevakhin (Russian: Иван Иванович Затевахин; 17 July 1901 – 6 April 1957) was a Red Army Lieutenant general who commanded the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV) from 1944 to 1946.

[1][2] Ivan Zatevakhin was born on 17 July 1901 in Kobylinka village, Efremov County, Tula Governorate.

[4][5] Zatevakhin fought in the Russian Civil War, where he commanded a platoon, a company and a battalion.

[9] During the Battle of Kiev, troops of the brigade allegedly repelled German attempts to cross the Desna River.

In September, the brigade defended the Konotop sector, where it was temporarily surrounded but broke out after 5 days.

[14] In April 1946, Zatevakhin was replaced as the commander of the Soviet airborne for "poor organization during the transition to peace", which had allegedly led to the death of Colonel Amintayev during a training exercise.