Kuzma Derevyanko

E33285

Soviet general human

Kuzma Derevyanko was a Soviet general who served as the USSR’s representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony ending World War II.

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet general → human →
awardReceived	Order of Kutuzov → Order of Lenin → Order of Suvorov → Order of the Patriotic War → Order of the Red Banner →
burialPlace	Novodevichy Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	illness →
countryOfCitizenship	Soviet Union →
date	1945-09-02 →
dateOfBirth	1904-11-14 →
dateOfDeath	1954-12-30 →
ethnicGroup	Ukrainian →
event	Japanese surrender ceremony on USS Missouri →
genre	military diplomacy →
hasGender	male →
memberOf	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
militaryBranch	Red Army →
militaryConflict	Soviet–Japanese War (1945) → surface form: "Soviet–Japanese War"
militaryRank	Lieutenant General →
nativeLanguage	Ukrainian →
notableFor	Signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the USSR →
notableWork	Participation in the Allied occupation of Japan →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	World War II →
partOf	Soviet military mission in Japan →
placeOfBirth	Kosychi, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire →
placeOfDeath	Moscow → surface form: "Moscow, Soviet Union"
positionHeld	Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army → Member of the Allied Council for Japan →
represented	Soviet Union → surface form: "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
residence	Moscow →
role	USSR representative at the Japanese surrender ceremony →
signed	Japanese Instrument of Surrender →

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese Instrument of Surrender → signedBy → Kuzma Derevyanko →