Nikolay Makarov (general)

Nikolai Makarov
Nikolai Makarov
	Official portrait, 2009
Native name	Николай Макаров
Born	7 October 1949 (age 74); Glebovo-Gorodishche, Ryazan Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Service/branch	Soviet Army; Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1972–2012
Rank	Army General
Unit	General Staff
Commands held	Russian 201st Military Base in Tajikistan; 2nd Guards Tank Army; 11th Guards Army (Kaliningrad); Siberian Military District; General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
Battles/wars	Russo-Georgian War
Awards	Hero of Russia; Order of St. George 2nd class; Order of Military Merit; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR...

Army General Nikolai Yegorovich Makarov (Russian: Никола́й Его́рович Мака́ров, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj jɪˈgorəvʲɪtɕ mɐˈkarəf]; born 7 October 1949) is a retired Russian military officer who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and First Deputy Minister of Defence from 2007 to 2012.