Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov (born May 21, 1955 , Saratov , RSFSR , USSR ) - Russian military leader . Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces since May 2, 2014. Army General (February 22, 2019).
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| The president | Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin | |||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sergey Yuryevich Istrakov (acting) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Military Academy of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces ; Military Academy of Armored Forces ; Ulyanovsk Tank School | |||||||||||||||||
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| Years of service | 1977 - n. at. | |||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  USSR →  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | tank troops ; motorized rifle troops | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  army General | |||||||||||||||||
| Commanded | Far Eastern Military District ; Ground forces of the Russian Federation | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born May 21, 1955 in Saratov . He graduated from Penza School No. 6 with teaching a number of subjects in English , the Ulyanovsk Guards Higher Tank Command School named after V.I. Lenin with a gold medal (1977), the Military Academy of the Armored Forces named after Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Y. Malinovsky with honors (1985) , Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1996) [1] .
He served as platoon commander, company commander, chief of staff and battalion commander in the Kiev military district (1977-1982), deputy commander of a training tank regiment (military unit 47866, Kovrov ), tank commander, deputy commander of the 4th Guards Tank Kantemirovskaya Division named after Yu.V. Andropov in the Moscow Military District , commander of the 121st Motorized Rifle Division (1997-1998), commander of the 81st Guards Motorized Rifle Division (1998-2000), chief of staff and commander of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Far Eastern Military District ( 2000 - 10.2003), deputy commander of the troops (October 2003 - April 12, 2005), chief of staff (April 12, 2005 - December 31, 2008), commander of the troops (December 31, 2008 - December 10, 2010) of the Far Eastern Military District .
The military ranks of “ Major ” and “ Colonel ” were assigned ahead of schedule. On June 12, 2006 he was awarded the military rank of Colonel General .
On December 10, 2010, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation .
On May 2, 2014, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces. On May 6, 2014, the standard was awarded to the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces [2] [3] . At the same time, he is the Head of the Moscow Territorial Garrison .
Member of the hostilities. He commanded a military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 in 2014-2019.
February 22, 2019 awarded the military rank of " Army General " [1] . The 65th military leader in the history of modern Russia with this military rank.
Married. Have a son.
Rewards
Moscow, Red Square, May 9, 2016
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree;
- Order of Military Merit ;
- Order of Honor ;
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" ;
- Order "For personal courage" ;
- Medal “50th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ;
- Zhukov Medal ;
- Anniversary medal "300 years of the Russian fleet" ;
- Medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow” ;
- Anniversary medal "60 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" ;
- Anniversary medal "70 years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" ;
- Medal "For Military Valor" I degree ( Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation );
- Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" I degree ( Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation );
- Medal “200 years to the Ministry of Defense” ( Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation );
- Margelov Medal ( Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation );
- Medal "For Impeccable Service", II degree ;
- Medal "For Impeccable Service" III degree ;
- Diploma and badge of the Supreme Council of the Forum “Public Recognition” (2003) [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The first army general since 2015 appeared in Russia . lenta.ru . Date of treatment February 22, 2019.
- ↑ Russian Ground Forces received a new commander // RIA Novosti
- ↑ Colonel General Oleg Salyukov was awarded the standard of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- ↑ Colonel General Oleg Salyukov , the Arms of Russia news agency (January 16, 2009) became the new commander of troops in the Far East . Date of treatment December 24, 2011.
Literature
- The military elite of Russia. Russian Federation. - M., 2014 .-- S. 134.
- Gorbachev A.N. 10000 Country Generals: A Brief Biobibliographic Reference. - 5th ed. - M .: Infogans, 2017.
- Zenkovich N.A. Dmitry Medvedev. Third President. Encyclopedia. - M. , 2009 .-- S. 375.
- Who is who in Russia. Executive branch. = Who rules modern Russia / ed. K. A. Shchegolev. - M .: Astrel : ACT , 2007.
- Tikhonov A. New stars lit on shoulder straps // Red Star . - 2019. - Feb 25
Links
- Army General O. L. Salyukov on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Russia