Gennady Troshev


Gennady Troshev
Native name
Геннадий Николаевич Трошев
Born(1947-03-14)14 March 1947
Died14 September 2008(2008-09-14) (aged 61)
AllegianceSoviet Union
Russia
Service years1969–2002
RankColonel General
Unit58th Army
North Caucasus Military District
ConflictsFirst Chechen War
Invasion of Dagestan (1999)
Second Chechen War
AwardsHero of Russia
Other workAdvisor to the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks affairs

Gennady Nikolayevich Troshev (Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Трошев; 14 March 1947 – 14 September 2008) was a Russian colonel general and a former commander of the North Caucasus Military District, including Chechnya, during the Second Chechen War. He was awarded a Hero of Russia award.