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Alexander Zasyadko (general)

Imperial Russian army general

Summary

Imperial Russian army general

Field	Value
name	Alexander Zasyadko
native_name	Александр Дмитриевич Засядко
native_name_lang	ru
birth_date	1779
birth_place	, Gadyachsky Uyezd, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire
death_date
death_place	Kharkiv, Russian Empire
placeofburial
allegiance	Russian Empire
branch	Artillery
serviceyears	1797–1834
rank	Lieutenant general
known_for	Developments in rocket artillery

Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko (; ; 1779 – ) was a Russian general of Cossack origin. A military engineer, he played an important role in the development of rocket artillery in Russia.

Biography

Zasyadko was born into a Cossack (his father had been the head of artillery of the Zaporozhian Cossacks) family in the village of Lyutenka, in the Poltava Governorate. In 1797, Zasyadko graduated from the in Saint Petersburg (today the building of the Cadet Corps hosts the A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy).

Zasyadko organised the development and production of rockets in a specialised workshop, and created the first rocket sub-unit in the Russian Imperial Army. Promoted to lieutenant general in 1829, due to ill health he retired from active service in 1834, settling in the Kharkiv area, where his wife's estate was located. He died in 1837.

Legacy and commemoration

The crater Zasyadko on the far side of the Moon is named after him.
In 2003 a stamp in honour of Zasyadko was issued in Ukraine.

References

(2022-10-03). "Як полтавець Олександр Засядько винайшов першу ракетну зброю та повернув хід історії - ipoltavets.com".

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