Ivan Ilyichev
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Ivan Ivanovich Ilyichev , (born in Navoloki, Kaluga Governorate
, died 2 September 1983 in Moscow
), was a Soviet military official, and in later life a diplomat
.
Ilyichev joined the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks)
in 1925, and went on to serve in the Red Army
. He studied at the V.I. Lenin Military-Political Academy until May 1938, and after graduation he became the head of the Political Directorate of the Red Army Intelligence, as a Brigade Commissar. During the German-Soviet War from August 1942 until July 1945 he was the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate
.
After the War, he joined the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 19491952 he was the deputy political adviser to the Soviet Control Commission in Germany. He served in the diplomatic mission
of the Soviet Union to East Germany as its head for several months over the period 19521953.
After his posting to East Berlin
was completed, he was posted to Vienna
, first as political adviser to the Soviet Control Commission in Austria, and until 13 June as Soviet Supreme Commissar. From 13 June 1953 to 31 March 1956 Ilyichev was Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Austria, with the diplomatic rank
of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
After the completion of his mission to Vienna, he returned to Moscow
where he became the Head of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before being posted to Copenhagen
on 26 January 1966 as Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Denmark. His mission in the Danish
capital finished on 12 November 1968, whereby he returned to Moscow and a position in the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his retirement in 1975.
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga.-Geography:Kaluga Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain. The Smolensk Highland lays in the western and north-western part of the oblast, while the Central Russian Highland -...
, died 2 September 1983 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
), was a Soviet military official, and in later life a diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
.
Ilyichev joined the Russian Communist Party (bolsheviks)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
in 1925, and went on to serve in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
. He studied at the V.I. Lenin Military-Political Academy until May 1938, and after graduation he became the head of the Political Directorate of the Red Army Intelligence, as a Brigade Commissar. During the German-Soviet War from August 1942 until July 1945 he was the Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate
GRU
GRU or Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye is the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation...
.
After the War, he joined the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 19491952 he was the deputy political adviser to the Soviet Control Commission in Germany. He served in the diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
of the Soviet Union to East Germany as its head for several months over the period 19521953.
After his posting to East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
was completed, he was posted to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, first as political adviser to the Soviet Control Commission in Austria, and until 13 June as Soviet Supreme Commissar. From 13 June 1953 to 31 March 1956 Ilyichev was Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Austria, with the diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank is the system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. Over time it has been formalized on an international basis.-Ranks:...
of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
After the completion of his mission to Vienna, he returned to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
where he became the Head of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before being posted to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
on 26 January 1966 as Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Denmark. His mission in the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
capital finished on 12 November 1968, whereby he returned to Moscow and a position in the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his retirement in 1975.