Alexander Vasilievich Kovtunov ( April 12, 1933 - September 14, 2009 ) - Soviet and Russian military and political figure, colonel general, candidate of military sciences .
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| Date of Birth | April 12, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Lutsenko village, Alekseevsky district , Voronezh region , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 14, 2009 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , USSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  USSR →  Russia | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | Ground forces of the USSR Russian Ground Forces | ||||||||||||||||
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| Commanded | Northern Group of Forces ( 1984 - 1987 ); Central Asian Military District ( 1987 - 1989 ); Troops of the Far East ( 1989 - 1992 ). | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born April 12, 1933 with. Lutsenko Alekseevsky district of the Voronezh (now Belgorod) region.
In 1942 - 1943 he was in occupation on the territory of the Luhansk region.
He died on September 14, 2009 in Moscow. He was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery .
Education
- Kiev Suvorov Military School (1944-1951).
- Odessa Higher Combined Arms Command School (1951-1953).
- Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze ( 1962-1964 ).
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces named after K. E. Voroshilov (1970-1972) .
Service
- 1953-1959 - platoon, company commander ( Far Eastern Military District );
- 1959-1962 - company commander (Baltic Military District) ;
- 1964-1966 - commander of a motorized rifle battalion (GSVG),
- 1966-1967 - Chief of Staff of the 172nd Guards Motorized Rifle Gneznensky Regiment of the 39th Guards Motorized Rifle Barvenkovo Division (GSVG) ,
- 1967-1970 - commander of the 174th guards motorized rifle Pomeranian regiment (at that time the youngest commander of the regiment in the USSR Armed Forces), chief of staff of the 57th guards motorized rifle Novobugsky division (GSVG);
- 1972-1975 - commander of a motorized rifle division ( Transcaucasian Military District) ;
- 1975-1976 - commander of the 32nd Army Konigsberg Corps ( Odessa Military District );
- 1976-1978 - commander of the 28th Army Corps ( Central Group of Forces );
- 1978-1983 - commander of the 4th combined arms army (Transcaucasian Military District); [ specify ]
- 1983-1984 - Chief of Staff - First Deputy Commander of the Central Asian Military District ;
- 1984-1987 - commander of the Northern Group of Forces ;
- 1987-1989 - commander of the troops of the Central Asian military district;
- 1989-1992 - Commander-in-Chief of the Far East ;
- 1992-1993 - at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces.
Community Activities
- Member of the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979-1983)
- Member of the Supreme Council of the Byelorussian SSR (1985-1987)
- Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1987-1989)
- Delegate of the XIX Conference of the CPSU (1988)
- People's Deputy of Russia (1990-1993)
- Advisor to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1993)
- Delegate of the XXV Congress of the Communist Party of Ukraine
- Delegate of the XXVIII Congress of the CPSU
- Chairman of the international association "Cadet Brotherhood" (2006-2009).
Rewards
- Order of the Red Star
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" II degree
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree
- Order of Merit to the Polish People's Republic
Notes
Links
- KOVTUNOV Alexander Vasilievich
- Died Alexander Vasilievich Kovtunov
- Obituary in the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper