Vitold Romanovich Ryabtsev (1928–2014) - Soviet military, public and political figure, first deputy commander of the ZRV of the USSR Air Defense Forces , participant in the Great Patriotic War and military operations in Afghanistan, lieutenant general .
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| Date of Birth | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Zvenigorod , Moscow province , RSFSR , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | June 29, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army |  Air Defense Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1944 - 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commanded | • commander of the 12th separate air defense army • First Deputy Commander of the Air Defense Forces of the USSR Air Defense Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | • World War II • Afghan war (1979-1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in 1928 in Zvenigorod . Member of the CPSU .
Since 1944 - in military service. Member of the Great Patriotic War and military operations in Afghanistan .
From 1944 to 1977 consisted of: cadet of the Odessa Special Artillery School, launch officer in the Moscow Air Defense District, battery commander, commander of the anti-aircraft missile battalion in the S-25 air defense system, deputy commander and commander of the anti-aircraft missile brigade, division, deputy and commander of the 16th Air Defense Corps, first deputy commander of the 12th separate air defense army; graduated from the Military Command Academy of Air Defense and the Military Academy of the General Staff .
From 1977 to 1982 - commander of the 12th separate air defense army ;
From 1982 to 1988 - First Deputy Commander of the Air Defense Forces of the USSR Air Defense Forces .
Since 1988 , retired. He was in public and political work.
He was elected deputy of the Supreme Council of the Uzbek SSR of the 10th convocation.
He was one of the founders of the Council of Veterans of the Air Defense Forces.
He died on June 29, 2014 in Moscow .
Rewards
- two orders of the Red Star ;
- Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree;
- medals: “For military merits” , “For military valor, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lenin” , “For distinction in guarding the state border of the USSR” , “For strengthening the military community” , “For valiant labor in the Great Patriotic War” , “For an internationalist warrior ” , “ For perfect service ”of three degrees and many others.
Links
- Vetold of the Air Defense Forces Vitold Romanovich Ryabtsev / Military-Industrial Courier passed away
- Vitold Romanovich Ryabtsev / “Memory of the people”
- “NATO pilots flew over Russia ...” / TV program “Shock Force” with the participation of V. Ryabtsev