Sergei Akhromeyev

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Sergei Akhromeyev was a high-ranking Soviet military leader and Marshal of the Soviet Union who served as Chief of the General Staff during the late Cold War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshal of the Soviet Union
Soviet military officer
human
allegiance Soviet Union
awardReceived Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Patriotic War
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
burialPlace Novodevichy Cemetery
causeOfDeath suicide
conflict Cold War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1923-05-05
dateOfDeath 1991-08-24
educatedAt Frunze Military Academy
General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
era late Cold War
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Akhromeyev
givenName Sergei NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Hero of the Soviet Union
languageSpoken Russian
mannerOfDeath suicide by hanging
memberOf Communist Party of the Soviet Union
militaryBranch Soviet Armed Forces
militaryRank Marshal of the Soviet Union
nativeLanguage Russian
notableEvent death during the August 1991 Soviet coup attempt period
notableRole key military adviser in arms control negotiations
notableWork planning and conduct of late Cold War Soviet military policy
participantIn Soviet–Afghan War (as senior commander)
placeOfBirth Russian SFSR NERFINISHED
Tambov Governorate NERFINISHED
Vindrey
placeOfDeath Moscow
Russian SFSR NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces
First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
residence Moscow
serviceEnd 1991
serviceStart 1940
sexOrGender male
workedFor Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union


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