Alexander Ivanovich Lazarenko ( 1922 - 2004 ) - Soviet leader of the special services, major general of state security ; Head of Intelligence of the Airborne Forces (1959-1961). The commander of ORBO "Cascade" of the KGB of the USSR (1980-1982).
| Alexander Ivanovich Lazarenko | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | April 4, 1922 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Primorsky Krai RSFSR the USSR | |||||
| Date of death | 2004 | |||||
| A place of death | Moscow RF | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | Red Army , Airborne Forces , KGB | |||||
| Years of service | 1940 - 1986 | |||||
| Rank |  | |||||
| Commanded | ORBO "Cascade" of the KGB of the USSR | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War Operation Danube Afghan war (1979-1989) | |||||
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Biography
Born in 1922 in the Primorsky Territory .
Since 1940, after graduating from the Omsk Infantry School, he served in the Red Army . Since 1941, a participant in the Great Patriotic War , commanded a platoon , company and battalion on the Kalinin Front . Since 1942, the head of intelligence of the infantry division.
Since 1944, after graduating from the Higher Special School of the General Staff of the Red Army , an employee of the apparatus of the military attache at the Embassy of the USSR in Argentina . Since 1949, intelligence chief of the 37th airborne corps . Until 1959, commander of the 217th Guards Parachute Regiment . Since 1959, the head of intelligence of the Airborne Forces [1] .
Since 1961, he served in foreign intelligence - deputy head of Department “B” (sabotage and sabotage) of the KGB State University under the USSR Council of Ministers . Since 1968, he was one of the participants in a special operation to seize the leadership of Czechoslovakia during Operation Danube . In 1970, he developed a special operation to eliminate the Brazilian terrorists who hijacked a plane to Turkey . Since 1976, deputy head of the 8th department (terror and sabotage) of the Office "C" (illegal intelligence) PSU KGB USSR [2] .
Since 1980, the commander of ORBO "Cascade" of the KGB of the USSR , the head of special operations during the Afghan war .
He died in 2004 in Moscow .
Rewards
Order
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of the Patriotic War , 1st degree
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of the Badge of Honor
Prizes
- USSR State Prize (1979 [3] [4] )
Insignia
- Honorary State Security Officer
Notes
Literature
- Voronov V.Yu. From the Special Forces Brigade to the Pennant. 1941-1981 / Auto-Comp .: Golov S. A., Voronov V. Yu., Pleshkunov B. A. Yutov V. I. - M .: Olma-Press, 2001 - 240 p. - ISBN 5-224-03157-5 .
- Boltunov M.E. Kings of sabotage. History of diversion services in Russia. - M .: Veche, 2001 - 110 s. - ISBN 5-7838-0917-9 .