Valery Petrovich Baranov (russian: Валерий Петрович Баранов; born 16 November 1948) is a retired colonel general of the

Internal Troops of Russia The Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (VV; russian: Внутренние войска Министерства внутренних дел (ВВ), ''Vnutrenniye Voiska Ministerstva Vnutrennikh Del'' ...

Biography

Baranov was born on 16 November 1948 in Orenburg Oblast. He graduated from the

Kazan Higher Tank Command School Kazan Higher Tank Command School (russian: Казанское высшее танковое командное училище) is Russian higher military school conducting commissioned officer programmes (specialitet). It is located in Kazan. ...

(1970), the Military Armored Forces Academy (1978), the Academy of the General Staff (1988), and the (1998). Baranov commanded the 2nd Guards Tank Division in Mongolia and at Mirnaya,

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...

, in the Siberian Military District in 1989-90. He served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the forces of the

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for combat training and as the deputy commander-in-chief of forces of the

North Caucasus Military District The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also included the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla. It comprised the Republic of Adygeya, ...

from July 2000 to October 2001. He commanded the united group of the troops in the North-Caucasian region since August 2002. He held the post of the deputy commander-in-chief of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia since September 2003 until May 2004. On 9 May 2004 he lost a leg during the assassination of

Akhmad Kadyrov Akhmad-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov ce, Къадири Ӏабдулхьамидан кӀант Ахьмад-Хьажи, Q̇adiri Jabdulẋamidan khant Aẋmad-Ẋaƶi (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and revolutionar ...

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...

Chechen Republic Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

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. Baranov retired in 2008. He participated in the writing of the 12-volume Great Patriotic War history ''Великая Отечественная война 1941—1945 годов'' (English: ''History of the Great Patriotic War 19411945''). Baranov helped write the book ''История внутренних войск'' (English: ''History of the Internal Troops''). He is married and has two children and one granddaughter.Scott and Scott, Russian Military Directory 2004, pp.162, 239

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baranov, Valery People of the Chechen wars Living people Russian colonel generals 1948 births Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia) People from Orenburg Oblast Recipients of the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class