Mikhail Fyodorovich Tikhonov was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Tikhonov fought in the Russian Civil War and the Winter War. He commanded the 39th Guards Rifle Corps during the Vienna Offensive. After the end of World War II, Tikhonov continued his career in the Soviet Armed Forces and was the chief Soviet advisor to the Hungarian People's Army during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
- Occupation
- military leader
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Born
- November 11, 1900
- Died
- February 11, 1971
