Anatoly Vladimir Betekhtin ( September 20, 1931 , Argunovo village, Vologda region, Northern Territory , the RSFSR , the USSR (now the Nikolsky district of the Vologda region ) - October 27, 2012 , Moscow ) - Soviet military leader , army general (1988).
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| Date of Birth | September 20, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Argunovo , Vologda region, Northern Territory , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | October 27, 2012 (81 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | tank troops ; motorized rifle troops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1950 - 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commanded | 8th Guards Army Baltic Military District Transbaikal Military District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Anatoly Vladimirovich Betekhtin was born on September 20, 1931 in the village of Argunovo in the Vologda region, the Northern Territory , the RSFSR , the USSR (now the Nikolsky District of the Vologda Region ).
In 1950, drafted into the ranks of the Soviet Army . He graduated from the Kiev school of self-propelled artillery in 1953 [1] .
Since 1953, he sequentially commanded a tank platoon, company, and battalion. Member of the CPSU since 1953.
In 1961 he graduated from the Military Academy of Armored Forces .
Since 1966 he was a senior officer in the operational department of the army headquarters.
Since 1968 - deputy commander of a tank regiment.
Since December 1969 - deputy commander of a tank division.
In 1972 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff . Subsequently, he graduated from the Higher Academic Courses with her in 1980. After graduating from the Academy in August 1972, he commanded a tank division.
From September 1975 - the chief of staff, and from February 1978 to July 1981 - the commander of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army as part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany . Major General (02/13/1976). [2]
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| Major General Anatoly Vladimirovich Betekhtin, commander of the 8th Guards of the Combined Arms Army, and Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov, Soviet Marshal of the Soviet Union [3] . | |
Since July 1981 - chief of staff - deputy commander of the troops of the Odessa Military District .
From January 1984 - commander of the Baltic Military District , Colonel General (April 1984).
Since February 1987 - Commander of the Trans-Baikal Military District .
Since September 1988 - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces . The military rank of army general was awarded by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 4, 1988.
Member of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 11th convocation (1984-1989) from the Latvian SSR [4] .
In April 1992, dismissed and dismissed. After the creation of the Service of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2008, he was the Inspector General of the Service until the last days of his life [5] .
Anatoly Vladimirovich Betekhtin died on October 27, 2012 in Moscow. He was buried on October 31, 2012 at the Troekurovsky cemetery . [6]
Rewards
- The order of Lenin
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd degree
- Order of Courage
- Order of the Fighting Red Banner (MPR)
- Medals of the USSR
Notes
- ↑ Graduate website of the KVOKDKU named after M.V. Frunze
- ↑ Kalashnikov K. A., Dodonov I. Yu. The highest command of the USSR Armed Forces in the post-war period. References (1945-1975). Volume 4. The command staff of the Ground Forces (army and divisional units). Part one. - Ust-Kamenogorsk: Media Alliance, 2019. - 428 p. - ISBN 978-601-7887-31-5 . - P.41.
- ↑ Photos of USSR Marshal Chuikov in the Upper Burrow and Weimar
- ↑ List of deputies of the Supreme Council of the USSR of the 11th convocation
- ↑ Serve for the good of the Fatherland
- ↑ Order of the Minister of Defense "On the organization of the funeral of A.V. Betekhtin (inaccessible link)
Links
- Soviet Military Encyclopedia in 8 volumes, 2nd ed. M.: Military Publishing House, 1990. - Vol. 1. - S.392.
- Curriculum Vitae on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (inaccessible link)
- An article in the Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia