Nikolai Ogarkov

Hero of the Soviet Union

Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov
Hero of the Soviet Union; Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov
Native name	Николай Васильевич Огарков
Nickname(s)	"Formidable soldier"; «грозный солдат»
Born	30 October 1917; Molokovo, Bezhetsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Republic
Died	23 January 1994 (aged 76); Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Years of service	1937–1994
Rank	Marshal of the Soviet Union (1977-1991)
Commands held	Western theater of war command; Soviet General Staff; Volga Military District; 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1984, he was Chief of the General Staff of the USSR. He became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. He was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff on 6 September 1984.^[1]

^ Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. p. 186–187. ISBN 0-8157-3060-8.

[Garthoff-1] Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. p. 186–187. ISBN 0-8157-3060-8.

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