Mikhail Zaitsev
Mikhail Zaitsev | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Mikhail Zaitsev 23 November 1923 |
| Died | 22 January 2009 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1992 |
| Rank | Army General |
| Commands | Group of Soviet Forces in Germany |
| Battles/wars | Great Patriotic War Soviet–Afghan War |
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Mikhail Mitrofanovich Zaitsev (Russian: Михаи́л Митрофа́нович За́йцев; 23 November 1923 – 22 January 2009) was a general of the Soviet Army. Zaitsev's principal commands were the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and the southern military districts of the Soviet Union.