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Valerij Vasiljevič Gerasimov
born 1955
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGeneral of the Army Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov is a Russian military officer who has been the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and first deputy minister of defense since 2012. His previous commands included three military districts and a combined arms army.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 8, 1955
Kazan
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia
Occupations & fields
military officermilitary leader
Awards & honours
Order of HonourOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class with SwordsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class with SwordsOrder "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd classMedal "For Battle Merit"Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan"
- Field and occupation
- ruský generál
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