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Nikolai Ogarkov
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Marshal of the Soviet Union (1917–1994)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1917 births, 1994 deaths and Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Native name
- Николай Васильевич Огарков
- Nicknames
- "Formidable soldier", «грозный солдат»
- Born
- ( 1917-10-30 ) 30 October 1917, Molokovo , Bezhetsky Uyezd , Tver Governorate , Russian Republic
- Died
- 23 January 1994 (1994-01-23) (aged 76), Moscow , Russia
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union , Russia
- Branch
- Soviet Armed Forces , Russian Armed Forces
- Service years
- 1937–1994
- Rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union (1977-1991)
- Commands
- Western theater of war command , Soviet General Staff , Volga Military District , 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nikolay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Molokovo
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- military commander
- Educated at
- Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Field of work
- armed forces
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Image
- Nikolai Ogarkov 1.jpg
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Nikolai Ogarkov
- date of birth
- 1917-10-30
- date of death
- 1994-01-23
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Никола̀й Васѝльевич Ога̀рков
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1984, he was Chief of the General Staff of the USSR. He became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. He was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff on 6 September 1984.
Early life
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