Fyodor Mikhailovich Kharitonov sa was born 11. januára 1899 in dedine Vasiľjevskoje that it belongs under the Rybinský county Jaroslavskej governorate. Dvojročnú základnú school started navštevovať in 1907 and after the end of the nastúpil in 1909 to 2. Rybinského city učilišťa. Ako štrnásťročný nastúpil pracovať into the carriages Fenix, where he worked najskôr ako nahrievač nitov, then as a helper and neskôr storekeeper. He then worked as a vedúci účtovník in the factory dlaždíc Aksenova.
After the outbreak of the Slovak svetovej war was called up into the army. Attended the sa on the suppression of bielogvardejskej vzbury in the town of Rybinsk. In júli 1918 bol vymenovaný for the chairman of the executive committee of the Commission to pre public školstvo and at the same time viedol robotnícky club Rybinskej carriages. Of the day 15. októbra 1918 bol prijatý a member of the Russian communist party (boľševikov). He fought in the občianskej vojne to východnom and južnom the front, fought in radoch Čapajevskej divízie, in bitke pri Perekope was injured. After vojne sa podieľal on the construction Dneperskej vodnej power plant. In rokoch 1921-1930 worked on vojenskom komisariáte, went to school veliteľov práporov and university of aj on akadémii generálneho staff.
In 1931 bol vymenovaný for veliteľa streleckého regiment, about štyri years (22.12.1935) was promoted to the rank of colonel. In this rank he performed in rokoch from 1937 to 1941 funkciu chief of staff, 17. streleckej divízie57. streleckého corps and neskôr chief of staff Moskovského military district. Uznesením council ľudových komisárov bol of the day 04.06.1940 promoted to the rank of major general. At the jeseň that over pure year bol Kharitonov prevelený to the staff Moskovského military district as chief of one of the department, subsequently viedol oddelenie combat training. To júla 1941 velil 2. airborne corps. After assaulting the USSR from June 1941 zástupcom chief of staff, Južného line and from septembra that over pure year preberá velenie 9. army this front.
From júla 1942 in charge 6. armyVoronežského line, neskôr Juho-západného line. Zo my unit sa attended a defensive fighter on the Západnej Ukraine, in Moldova and in the Donbass. Forces present under his command sa significantly prejavili during Rostovskej defense operácie in the year 1941, in the bitke of Stalingrad ako even in bojoch on Charkovskom smere.
Zomrel of the day 28.05.1943 in Moscow vo the age of 44 years after ťažkej disease--. Buried in Moscow on Novodevičom cintoríne.
In his rodnom town of Rybinsk is after's pomenovaná one of the roads, on rodnom dome is umiestnená pamätná doska. On hlavnej street city - Leninovom prospekte - is umiestnený pamätník slávnemu native.
