Boris Gromov

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Russian politician Soviet general human

Boris Gromov is a retired Soviet general and Russian politician best known for commanding the 40th Army in Afghanistan and being the last Soviet commander to withdraw troops from the country in 1989.

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instanceOf Russian politician →
Soviet general →
human →
awardReceived Hero of the Soviet Union →
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" →
Order of Lenin →
Order of the Red Banner →
Order of the Red Star →
conflict Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship Russia →
Soviet Union →
employer Government of Moscow Oblast →
Soviet Armed Forces →
familyName Gromov →
fieldOfWork military affairs →
politics →
givenName Boris →
hasActivity military leadership →
public administration →
regional governance →
memberOf Russian Ground Forces →
Soviet Army →
militaryBranch Russian Ground Forces →
Soviet Army →
militaryRank Colonel General →
nativeLanguage Russian →
notableEvent last Soviet commander to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 1989 →
notableFor governorship of Moscow Oblast →
role in Soviet–Afghan War →
notableRole oversaw final withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan →
notableStatement crossed the Friendship Bridge as last Soviet commander leaving Afghanistan →
notableWork command of the 40th Army in Afghanistan →
occupation military officer →
politician →
officeContested Governor of Moscow Oblast →
participatedIn withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan →
politicalAlignment pro-Kremlin →
positionHeld Governor of Moscow Oblast →
commander of the 40th Army →
residence Russia →
sexOrGender male →
timePeriod Cold War →
post-Soviet Russia →
workLocation Afghanistan →
Moscow Oblast NERFINISHED →
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Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan →
commandedBy
Boris Gromov ("Gromov") →
familyName
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan →
lastDayCommanderToCross
Soviet–Afghan War →
notableCommander
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