Background
PETROV, Marshal Vasiliy Ivanovich was born on January 2, 1917 in Chemolesskoye, Stavropol.
PETROV, Marshal Vasiliy Ivanovich was born on January 2, 1917 in Chemolesskoye, Stavropol.
Frunze Military Academy, and General Staff Military Academy, served in Soviet Army since 1939.
Served in Soviet Army since 1939. Deputy Commander 1966-1972. Rank of General 1969.
Commander of Soviet Troops in Far East District since 1972.
Deputy Minister of Defence 1985-1986. U. South.S.R. General Inspectorate, Ministry of Defence since 1986.
Marshal of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1983. Hero of Socialist Labour 1982.
Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1944; Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1976-1989.
