Background
BELOV, Marshal Andrei Ivanovich was born on August 19, 1917 in Pskov.
BELOV, Marshal Andrei Ivanovich was born on August 19, 1917 in Pskov.
Joined Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1941; served in Soviet army since 1938. Military ElectroTechnical Academy. Fought in Finno-Soviet War of 1939-1940.
Tank signals engineer July since 1940.
Chief of signals of mechanized corps on Southern, 1st Ukranian, 3rd Byelorussian, 2nd Baltic Fronts 1942-1945. Chief of signals of mechanized corps of 1st Far Eastern Front August-September 1945.
Senior lecturer, head of faculty, Military Signals Academy 1945-1957.
Chief of army signals of Turkestan Military
District 1957-1960, of Strategic Rocket Forces 1960-1968. First Deputy Chief, Army Signals, Ministry of Defence 1968-1970, Chief. 1970-1977; rank of Marshal (Signals) 1973.
Deputy Chief of Staff of Soviet Forces 1977-1987.