Afanasy Sergeyevich Gryaznov (Russian: Афанасий Сергеевич Грязнов; 8 July 1899 – 11 September 1969) was a Soviet Army major general. Gryaznov joined the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and rose to junior command positions after its end. Holding command and staff positions in the Leningrad Military District during the 1920s and 1930s, he was studying at the Military Academy of the General Staff when Operation Barbarossa began. Gryaznov commanded the (which became the 7th Guards) in the first months of the war and rose to lead the 1st Guards Rifle Corps in the Demyansk Offensive, but was relieved when the Soviet efforts in the latter failed. After commanding the 14th Guards Rifle Division from mid-1942, Gryaznov held a succession of corps commands during the rest of the war. His caree