Vasily Petrov (marshal)

Vasiliy Ivanovich Petrov
Born(1917-01-15)15 January 1917
Chernolesskoye, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 February 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 97)
Moscow, Russia
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1939–1986
Rank Marshal of the Soviet Union
Commands heldFar East Military District
Soviet Ground Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II
Ogaden War
Angolan Civil War

Vasiliy Ivanovich Petrov (Russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Петро́в; 15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1917 – 1 February 2014) was a Soviet and Russian military official and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as Commander of the Soviet Ground Forces from 1980 to 1985.


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