Tambov Governorate
Nikolai Ivanovich Biryukov (Russian: Николай Иванович Бирюков; 6 December 1901, Knyazhaya Baygora, Tambov Governorate – 22 June 1980) was a Soviet Army soldier and officer. He fought in the Russian Civil War and in World War II, where he attained the rank of lieutenant general, and was decorated Hero of the Soviet Union.