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Sergey Sokolov

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Also known as Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov

Soviet military commander (1911-2012)

Key facts

Premier
Nikolai Tikhonov , Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by
Dmitriy Ustinov
Succeeded by
Dmitry Yazov
Born
( 1911-07-01 ) 1 July 1911, Yevpatoria , Russian Empire
Died
31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) (aged 101), Moscow , Russia
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery
Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1937–1987)
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union , Order of Honour
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Branch service
Soviet Army
Years of service
1932–1987
Rank
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1978–1987)
Battles wars
Battle of Lake Khasan , World War II , Soviet–Afghan War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sergey
Family name
Sokolov
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Yevpatoriia
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
civil servant
Languages spoken
Russian
Military branch
armored warfare
Image
Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov (2008) (1).jpg
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place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
date of birth
1911-07-01
date of death
2012-08-31
Commons category
Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov
commander of (DEPRECATED)
Soviet Armed Forces
allegiance
Soviet Union
name in native language
Сергѐй Леонѝдович Соколо̀в
start of work period
1932-00-00
subject has role
centenarian
different from
Sergey Sokolov
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Encyclopedic overview

Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov (Russian: Серге́й Леони́дович Соколо́в; 1 July 1911 – 31 August 2012) was a Soviet military commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, and served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 22 December 1984 until 29 May 1987.

Childhood and war service

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