Alexey Maslov
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General of the Army Alexey Fyodorovich Maslov is the former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
. He is a graduate of the Tank Troops Military Academy and in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
Born 23 September 1953 in Panskoye, Kursk region, Alexey Maslov was educated at the Kharkov Higher Tank Command School. His first service tours were in the Carpathian Military District
, where he served as tank platoon, company, and battalion commander. In 1984, he earned a degree at the Tank Academy and was appointed as regiment commander (1986) and, later, deputy division commander within the Central Group of Forces
in Czechoslovakia
. From 1990 to 1994, General Maslov served as deputy division commander, Volga-Ural Military District and, in 1994, assumed command of 15th Guards
'Mozyr' Tank Division, at Chebarkul within the same district.
In 1998, General Maslov graduated from the General Staff Academy
and took up the post as deputy commander for training, within the then Transbaikal Military District
.
In 1999, he became Chief of Combat Training in the Siberian Military District
. In March 2000, he was appointed as chief of staff and first deputy army commander of 36th Army within the Siberian Military District.
From June 2001 to 2003, General Maslov served as commander of 57th Army Corps in the Siberian Military District
. On 22 March 2003, he was appointed as chief of staff & First Deputy Commander, North Caucasus Military District
. He later became First Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces
.
By a Presidential Decree of 5 November 2004 Alexey Maslov assumed the duties as Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief, succeeding General Nikolai Kormiltsev
. As Commander-in-Chief, he started to increase number of contract soldiers in the Russian Ground Forces to increase professionalism in the Ground Forces. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Army on 15 December 2006.
In August 2008, he stepped down from the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, then moved to the Russian Military Representative to NATO. He is replaced by General of the Army Vladimir Boldyrev
, former Commander of the Volga-Urals Military District
.
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
. He is a graduate of the Tank Troops Military Academy and in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
Born 23 September 1953 in Panskoye, Kursk region, Alexey Maslov was educated at the Kharkov Higher Tank Command School. His first service tours were in the Carpathian Military District
Carpathian Military District
The Carpathian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1945 after the conclusion of the Second World War to 1990-91. It became part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 1991 and was disbanded by being redesignated the Western Operational Command later in the 1990s.Two...
, where he served as tank platoon, company, and battalion commander. In 1984, he earned a degree at the Tank Academy and was appointed as regiment commander (1986) and, later, deputy division commander within the Central Group of Forces
Central Group of Forces
The Central Group of Forces was a Soviet military formation used to control Soviet troops in Central Europe on two occasions: in Austria and Hungary from 1945-55 and troops stationed in Czechoslovakia after the Prague Spring of 1968....
in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. From 1990 to 1994, General Maslov served as deputy division commander, Volga-Ural Military District and, in 1994, assumed command of 15th Guards
Russian Guards
Guards or Guards units were and are elite military units in Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. The tradition goes back to the retinue of a knyaz of medieval Kievan Rus' and the streltsy, the Muscovite harquebusiers formed by Ivan the Terrible by 1550...
'Mozyr' Tank Division, at Chebarkul within the same district.
In 1998, General Maslov graduated from the General Staff Academy
General Staff Academy (Russia)
The General Staff Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was founded in 1936 in Moscow by Leonid Govorov. It was the senior Soviet and now Russian professional school for officers....
and took up the post as deputy commander for training, within the then Transbaikal Military District
Transbaikal Military District
The Transbaikal Military District was a military district of first the Military of the Soviet Union and then the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on May 17, 1935 and included the Buryat Republic, Chita Oblast, and Yakutia. Chita was the headquarters of the district...
.
In 1999, he became Chief of Combat Training in the Siberian Military District
Siberian Military District
The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2010 it was divided between the two newly formed Central and Eastern Military Districts.- History :...
. In March 2000, he was appointed as chief of staff and first deputy army commander of 36th Army within the Siberian Military District.
From June 2001 to 2003, General Maslov served as commander of 57th Army Corps in the Siberian Military District
Siberian Military District
The Siberian Military District was a Military district of the Russian Ground Forces. In 2010 it was divided between the two newly formed Central and Eastern Military Districts.- History :...
. On 22 March 2003, he was appointed as chief of staff & First Deputy Commander, North Caucasus Military District
North Caucasus Military District
The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, which became in 2010 the Southern Military District and lately also includes the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla....
. He later became First Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
.
By a Presidential Decree of 5 November 2004 Alexey Maslov assumed the duties as Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief, succeeding General Nikolai Kormiltsev
Nikolai Kormiltsev
Nikolai Kormiltsev was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2001 to 2004, before being replaced by Alexey Maslov....
. As Commander-in-Chief, he started to increase number of contract soldiers in the Russian Ground Forces to increase professionalism in the Ground Forces. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Army on 15 December 2006.
In August 2008, he stepped down from the position of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, then moved to the Russian Military Representative to NATO. He is replaced by General of the Army Vladimir Boldyrev
Vladimir Boldyrev
General of the Army Vladimir Anatolyevich Boldyrev was Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces .Boldyrev was born on 5 January 1949 in Krasnoyarsky, Volgograd Oblast...
, former Commander of the Volga-Urals Military District
Volga-Urals Military District
The Volga-Ural Military District was a military district of the Russian Ground Forces, formed on 1 September 2001 by the amalgamation of the Volga Military District and the Ural Military District. The headquarters of the Ural Military District, located at Yekaterinburg became the new headquarters...
.
External links
- Scott & Scott, Russian Military Directory 2004, p.67
- http://www.warfare.ru/?catid=239&linkid=2239
- http://mil.ru/eng/1862/12068/12088/12220/12240/index.shtml - Official biography
- Biography at peoples.ru