page_title: Konstantin Rakutin
hierarchical_section_title: Konstantin Rakutin
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Ракутин Константин Иванович (1902 — 1941) — советский военачальник
context_page_description: Konstantin Ivanovich Rakutin was a Red Army major general who served in World War II.
  A veteran of the Russian Civil War and Polish–Soviet War, Rakutin became an officer in the Border Troops during the interwar period, rising to chief of staff of the Leningrad Border District in the late 1930s. He was chief of the Baltic Border District when Operation Barbarossa, and was swiftly appointed commander of the 31st Army. Rakutin led the 24th Army in the costly but successful Yelnya Offensive during Operation Barbarossa, shortly before the Battle of Moscow. During the latter's first days he fell in combat. Rakutin was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership during the offensive in 1990.
context_section_description: Konstantin Ivanovich Rakutin (Russian: Константин Иванович Ракутин; 3 June [O.S. 21 May] 1902 – 7 October 1941) was a Red Army major general who served in World War II. 
  A veteran of the Russian Civil War and Polish–Soviet War, Rakutin became an officer in the  Border Troops during the interwar period, rising to chief of staff of the Leningrad Border District in the late 1930s. He was chief of the Baltic Border District when Operation Barbarossa, and was swiftly appointed commander of the 31st Army. Rakutin led the 24th Army in the costly but successful Yelnya Offensive during Operation Barbarossa, shortly before the Battle of Moscow. During the latter's first days he fell in combat. Rakutin was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership during the offensive in 1990.
caption: Rakutin in 1940
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