Valentin Varennikov

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Valentin Varennikov was a high-ranking Soviet Army general and political figure who played a prominent role in late Cold War military operations and later became involved in Russian politics.

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Valentin Varennikov canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet general
human
politician
allegiance Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

Soviet Union
awardReceived Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
birthDate 1923-12-15
conflict Great Patriotic War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Russia
Soviet Union
deathDate 2009-05-06
era Cold War
familyName Varennikov
givenName Valentin
ideology communism
memberOf Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
militaryBranch Red Army
Soviet Army
linked to: Red Army
militaryRank Army General
name Valentin Varennikov
nativeLanguage Russian
notableFor involvement in Russian post-Soviet politics
role in late Cold War Soviet military leadership
occupation military officer
politician
participatedIn August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
placeOfBirth Krasnodar Krai
placeOfDeath Moscow
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces
First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
serviceNumber Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

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Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan commandedBy Valentin Varennikov
Soviet 40th Army notableCommander Valentin Varennikov
Valentin Varennikov name Valentin Varennikov
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery burialPlaceOf Valentin Varennikov