Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov

Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov
Native name	Иван Сергеевич Горбачёв
Born	29 October 1902 Strechanovo, Roslavlsky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	25 July 1941(1941-07-25) (aged 38) Demyakhi, Belsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	NKVD Border Troops Red Army
Years of service	1924–1941
Rank	Major general
Commands held	250th Rifle Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Awards	Order of the Red Star

Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Горбачёв; 29 October 1902 – 25 July 1941) was a Red Army major general.

Born in a poor peasant family, Gorbachyov joined the Red Army after the end of the Russian Civil War. He became an officer in the NKVD Border Troops and commanded a border detachment in 1941. After the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Gorbachyov became the commander of the newly formed 250th Rifle Division, which included many personnel of the Border Troops. Gorbachyov led the division during the Battle of Smolensk and died of wounds received in a counterattack.