Vasily Petrov (marshal)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Petrov.

Vasiliy Ivanovich Petrov
Born(1917-01-15)15 January 1917
Chernolesskoye, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 February 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 97)
Moscow, Russia
Buried
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery, Moscow Oblast
Allegiance Soviet Union
Russia
BranchRed Army
Service years1939–1986
Rank Marshal of the Soviet Union
CommandsFar East Military District
Soviet Ground Forces
ConflictsWorld War II
Ogaden War
Angolan Civil War

Vasiliy Ivanovich Petrov (Russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Петро́в; 15 January [O.S. 2 January] 1917 – 1 February 2014) was a Soviet and Russian military officer and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces from 1980 to 1985.

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