Education
Jr. lieuts’. courses 1941-1942, infantry officers’ courses 1945-1947, Stalin Mil. Academy, for Tanks, Moscow, until 1954, Mil. Academy, of General Staff, Moscow until 1966.
Archangel District b 18 October 1923 Poboishche
Jr. lieuts’. courses 1941-1942, infantry officers’ courses 1945-1947, Stalin Mil. Academy, for Tanks, Moscow, until 1954, Mil. Academy, of General Staff, Moscow until 1966.
Commdr. of a platoon, commdr. of a co. served on Volkhov and Leningrad fronts, in Leningrad blockade, wounded, 1942-1945. Deputy Commander 1969-1971, Commander of Soviet First Army in Germany, Dresden 1971-1973. First Deputy Commander in Chief Group of Soviet Troops in Germany 1973-1975.
Deputy to Estonian S.S.R. Supreme Soviet 1975-1980. Commander of Volga Mil. District 1975-1977; Commander of Central Asian Mil.
District 1977-1980; Deputy to Council of the Union, USSR Supreme Soviet since 1979. Commander Moscow Mil. District, Chief of Moscow Garrison 1980-1985.
Deputy Minister of Defence 1986-1989. Commander in Chief Warsaw Pact Forces February. Elected to Congress of People's Deputies of the United States.S.R 1989.
CPSU since 1951; Central Committee CPSU since 1981.