Valery Tretyakov (general)

Valery Stepanovich Tretyakov
Valery Stepanovich Tretyakov
Native name	Валерий Степанович Третьяков
Born	24 December 1941; Syzran, RSFSR, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Army; Russian Ground Forces
Years of service	1959-2001
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	72nd Guards Motor Rifle Division; 39th Army; Transbaikal Military District; Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Awards	Order of the Red Banner of Labor; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class; Order of Military Merit

Valery Stepanovich Tretyakov (born 24 December 1941 in Syrzan) is a retired Soviet and Russian Colonel general. The commander of the Transbaikal Military District (1991-1996), head of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (1996-1999).^[1]

Biography

He was born on 24 December 1941 in the city of Syzran, Kuibyshev Oblast.

He graduated from the Tashkent Military College Lenin with honors (1960-1963), the Frunze Military Academy with honors (1969-1972), the General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces named Voroshilov (1983-1985 ), higher academic courses at the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces named Voroshilov (1991).^[1]

He served as a platoon commander, company commander, battalion chief of staff in the Turkestan Military District (1963-1969), Chief of Staff (1972-1975) and commander (1975-1977) 239th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 21st Taganrog Motor Rifle Division in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, the Chief of Staff (1977-1979) and commander (1979-1983) 72nd Guards Motor Rifle Division Krasnogradsky in the Kiev Military District, Chief of Staff of the 29th Army (1985-1987) and the commander of the 39th Army in the Mongolian People Republic (1987-1988), 1st Deputy Commander (October 1988 - August 1991) and Commander (31 August 1991 - 17 July 1996) troops Transbaikal Military District, chief of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (July 17, 1996 - August 8, 1999 ), at the disposal of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (1999-2001).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ТРЕТЬЯКОВ Валерий Степанович" [Tretyakov Valery Stepanovich]. structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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[:0-1] "ТРЕТЬЯКОВ Валерий Степанович" [Tretyakov Valery Stepanovich]. structure.mil.ru (in Russian). Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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