Ivan Afonin
Ivan Afonin (20 April 1904 – 16 January 1979) is a Soviet military personnel. He was born in Vesyegonsky District. He died in Moscow.
He was educated at Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Awards received include:
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Star
- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of Suvorov, 2nd class
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd class
- Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"
- Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
- Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary
- Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic
- Order of Sukhbaatar
- Order of the Red Banner