Voroshilov General Staff Academy
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The Voroshilov General Staff Academy was the Soviet Union’s premier higher military education institution, responsible for preparing senior officers for high-level command and staff positions.
Aliases (6)
- Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ×1
- General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union ×1
- General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the USSR ×1
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ×1
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union ×1
- Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff ×1
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military academy
→
staff college → |
| admissionRequirement |
field command experience
→
prior graduation from a Soviet military academy → |
| alsoKnownAs |
General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the USSR
→
Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff → |
| controlledBy |
Soviet General Staff
→
|
| country |
Soviet Union
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|
| educationLevel |
higher military education
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|
| focusArea |
command and control
→
military planning → operational art → strategic studies → war-gaming and staff exercises → |
| graduatesTypicallyBecame |
army commanders
→
front commanders → military district commanders → senior staff officers in the General Staff → |
| languageOfInstruction |
Russian
→
|
| locatedIn |
Moscow
→
Russian SFSR → Soviet Union → |
| namedAfter |
Kliment Voroshilov
→
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| operatedBy |
Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
→
Soviet Ministry of Defence → |
| partOf |
Soviet military education system
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| periodOfActivity |
Soviet era
→
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| primaryRole |
preparation of senior officers for high-level command positions
→
preparation of senior officers for high-level staff positions → |
| rankOfTypicalStudents |
colonel
→
general officer → |
| status |
defunct in its Soviet form
→
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| successor |
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
→
|
| typeOfInstitution |
postgraduate military academy
→
|
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Khamis Gaddafi
("Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation")
→
Kirill Meretskov ("Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union") → Sergei Akhromeyev ("General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union") → |
educatedAt |
|
Voroshilov General Staff Academy
("Voroshilov Military Academy of the General Staff")
→
Voroshilov General Staff Academy ("General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the USSR") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Voroshilov General Staff Academy
("Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation")
→
|
successor |
|
Soviet military officers
→
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trainingInstitution |