Ivan Nikolaevich Shkadov (Russian: Иван Николаевич Шкадов; 2 May [O.S. 19 April] 1913 – 15 February 1991) was an army general of the Soviet Army and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Shkadov served in tank units from the late 1930s and commanded tank brigades and regiments during World War II for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1978. During the Cold War, he went on to senior posts in the armed forces, which included command of Soviet military advisors in Cuba and the Northern Group of Forces, ending his career as chief of the Main Personnel Directorate.