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Also known as Andrei Antonovich Grechko

Soviet marshal

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  • Battle for the Caucasus

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Country
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Quotes

  • For us military men, it is impossible to forget.
  • Liberalization and democratization are in essence counter-revolution.
  • The lesson of that victory was that Soviet citizens must still heed Lenin's warning of 1921.
  • The Communist Party and the Soviet Government display constant concern to strengthen the country's defensive might and raise the combat readiness of the Armed Forces.
  • We do not have the right to forget that reactionary imperialism exists and its forces actively operate in the world, that they encourage the arms race and that they try to restore the spirit of the Cold War.

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Key facts

Premier
Alexei Kosygin
Preceded by
Rodion Malinovsky
Succeeded by
Dmitriy Ustinov
Born
Andrei Antonovich Greczhko , ( 1903-10-04 ) 4 October 1903, Golodaevka , Don Host Oblast , Russian Empire
Died
26 April 1976 (1976-04-26) (aged 72), Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Resting place
Kremlin Wall Necropolis , Moscow
Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1928–1976)
Other political affiliations
Communist Party of Ukraine
Profession
Soldier
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Allegiance
Soviet Russia , (1919–1922) , Soviet Union , (1922–1976)
Branch service
Soviet Army
Years of service
1919–1976
Rank
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955–1976)
Commands
18th Army , 1st Guards Army , Kiev Military District

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Andrei Grechko
date of birth
1903-10-17
date of death
1976-04-26
start of work period
1919-00-00
name in native language
Андрій Антонович Гречко
end of work period
1976-00-00
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Andrei Antonovich Grechko (Russian: Андре́й Анто́нович Гре́чко; Ukrainian: Андрій Антонович Гречко; 17 October [O.S. 4 October] 1903 – 26 April 1976) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He served as the Soviet minister of defence from 1967 to 1976.

Born to a Ukrainian peasant family near Rostov-on-Don, Grechko served in the Red Army cavalry during the Russian Civil War. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, he took part in the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. Grechko was a fresh graduate of the Voroshilov Military Academy when Axis forces invaded the Soviet Union. He held a succession of cavalry and army commands afterwards and saw action in the Caucasus, Ukraine and Central Europe.

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