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Vasily Petrov
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Marshal of the Soviet Union (1917–2014)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1917-01-15 ) 15 January 1917, Chernolesskoye , Stavropol Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) (aged 97), Moscow , Russia
- Buried
- Federal Military Memorial Cemetery , Moscow Oblast
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union , Russia
- Branch
- Red Army
- Service years
- 1939–1986
- Rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Commands
- Far East Military District , Soviet Ground Forces
- Conflicts
- World War II , Ogaden War , Angolan Civil War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vasily
- Family name
- Petrov
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Chernolesskoye
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Conflict
- Budapest offensive
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Image
- Marshal Vasily Ivanovich Petrov.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-02-01
- Commons category
- Vasily Ivanovich Petrov
- date of birth
- 1917-00-00
- birth name
- Василий Иванович Петров
- name in native language
- Василий Иванович Петров
- place of burial
- Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- different from
- Vasily Stepanovich Petrov
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Encyclopedic overview
Vasiliy Ivanovich Petrov (Russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Петро́в; 15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1917 – 1 February 2014) was a Soviet and Russian military officer and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces from 1980 to 1985.
Background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vasily Petrov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.