Yakov Stepanovich Fokanov (Russian: Яков Степанович Фоканов; 7 December 1899 – 9 November 1985) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general. Drafted into the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, he had become a junior officer by its end and would be steadily promoted during the interwar period. After commanding two other rifle divisions during the expansion of the army in the late 1930s, Fokanov became commander of the in 1940, leading it during the Battle of Smolensk, in the first weeks after Operation Barbarossa, and the Kozelsk Offensive, after the latter of which it was converted to the 47th Guards Rifle Division for its actions. After a brief period as deputy commander of the 5th Tank Army, Fokanov became commander of the in 1943 on the Eastern Front and was transferred to command the 29