Vladimir Mikhailovich Arkhipov (
Russian
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: Владимир Миха́йлович Архи́пов; 1 June 1933 – 27 October 2004) was a Soviet
army general
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and politician.
Military service
In 1972 he graduated from the
Military Academy of the General Staff. After graduating from the academy, he commanded the
4th Guards Kantemir Tank Division, which garrisoned Moscow. In April 1974 he became the commander of the
32nd Army Corps. In July 1975, Arkhipov was transferred to commander of the
20th Guards Army
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, stationed in East Germany as part of the
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
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In 1979 he was appointed chief of staff of the
Central Asian Military District
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. In August 1983 he became the commander of the
Transcaucasus Military District
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. In July 1985, Arkhipov was transferred to the
Moscow Military District
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. On May 4, 1988, he was appointed Deputy
Minister of Defense of the USSR
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Peo ...
and promoted to the rank of
General of the army.
Later life and death
He lived in Moscow for the rest of his career. From 1999 to 2004, he was chaired the
Russian Armed Forces Logistics of the Veterans' Council
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
* Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...
. Arkhipov died on October 27, 2004. He was buried in Moscow at the
Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery ( rus, Новоде́вичье кла́дбище, Novodevichye kladbishche) is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist ...
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Awards
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Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
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Order of Red Banner
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Order of the Red Star
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Medal "For Courage in a Fire"
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Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
The Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (russian: Медаль «Ветеран Вооружённых Сил СССР») was a long service award of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union established on May 20, 1976 by decree of the P ...
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Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"
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(Russian Federation)
* Order "For Merit" in gold (German Democratic Republic)
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Medal Brotherhood in Arms
The Medal Brotherhood in Arms of the National People’s Army (german: Medaille der Waffenbrüderschaft) was a medal issued in the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Day of establishment: 17 February 1966.
Classes
The medal was gr ...
(German Democratic Republic)
References
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1933 births
2004 deaths
Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
People from Shalkar District
Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities
Army generals (Soviet Union)
Tashkent Higher Tank Command School alumni
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni