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Fedor Ivanovich Shcherbakov (; 26 May 1947 – 16 August 2022) was a Kazakh

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of Russian descent, who served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces.

Biography

He was born 26 May 1947 in the village of Bïdayık in the

Zhanaarka District Zhanaarka District ( kk, Жаңаарқа ауданы, ) is a district of Ulytau Region in central Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Ea ...

of the

Karaganda Region Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. On 17 March 2022 it was an ...

. From 1966 to 1970, he studied at the

Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School The Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School () was a military academy of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan. It was previously known as the Tashkent Higher Combined Arms Command School named after Vladimir Lenin (). It was one of the oldest mi ...

. After graduating from college, he served as commander of a motorized rifle platoon of the

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. In the 1970s, he served in the

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. In 1980, he graduated from the

Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (russian: Военная академия имени М. В. Фрунзе), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (rus ...

. From 1980 to 1987, he served as commander of a motorized rifle regiment in the

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. By the

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, he was commander of the 99th Motorized Rifle Division of the

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in the

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. In 1992, Major General Shcherbakov graduated from the

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, after which he continued his military service in the

Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...

. During that summer and that fall, he was the First Deputy Commander of the 40th Kazakh Combined Arms Army. In October 1992, he was appointed to the post of Commander of the 1st Army Corps, headquartered in

Semipalatinsk Semey ( kk, Семей, Semei, سەمەي; cyrl, Семей ), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (russian: Семипала́тинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala ( kk, Алаш-қала, ''Alaş-qala''), is a city in eastern Kazakhst ...

. On 5 May 1993, Shcherbakov he was awarded the military rank of Lieutenant General. He was dismissed from this post in February 1994, being appointed Commander of the Ground Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He was among the few professional military personnel at independence. Together with

Sagadat Nurmagambetov Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...

, he developed the first military doctrine of independent Kazakhstan. In November 1997, this post officially was changed to Commander of the General Forces. In 2000, Lieutenant General Shcherbakov was transferred to the reserve at the age of 53. He was previously a top contender for the post of defence minister.

Awards

He was awarded the

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

(

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, 1989) and the Order of Kurmet (Republic of Kazakhstan, May 1997), as well as many medals of the USSR and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shcherbakov, Fedor 1947 births 2022 deaths Kazakhstani generals Kazakhstani people of Russian descent People from Karaganda Region Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni Frunze Military Academy alumni Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School alumni Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Order of Kurmet